Sunday, March 14, 2021

14 March - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10:05 pm MDT

Exhibition
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2020/05/a-long-tradition-of-vaccine-breakthroughs By Cathy Jameson I laughed when I heard someone talking on the radio last week. I stopped laughing when I realized it wasn’t a parody story I was hearing. I couldn't believe my ears when the announcer shared that...
Major winter storm to bring heavy snow and blizzard conditions to parts of the Rockies and High Plains, U.S.
A major, late-season winter storm is poised to bring heavy snow and blizzard conditions to parts of the central Rockies to the north-central High Plains today, March 14, 2021. The storm is expected to severely impact parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and South...... Read more »
Why Russia’s MiG-25 Failed to Become the World’s Deadliest Fighter
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * It could have been a monster. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Designed to shoot down a bomber that never existed, the bugbear of the MiG-25 helped spur development of one of the finest fighters to ever fly. It would provide a template for the MiG-31, which remains in service today with the Russian Air Force, and which will continue to fly for the foreseeable future. In the late 1960s, the USSR debuted what appeared to be the world’s deadliest fighter. The MiG-25 (NATO term “Foxbat”) could outrun any fighter in the air, and indeed any military air...
Megalist: Are These the Finest Firearms in the World?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Firearms, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1AEAC43AC0&share=true] Which shotgun, rifle, or handgun is the absolute best? *Key point: *This list compiles some of the finest. Here are the names that have made their reknown. *This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.* *5 Best Handguns:* The bustling global arms trade has resulted in many excellent handguns in the last hundred years. Some of the best handguns are more than a hundred years old, while others have been in productio...
No Worse Way to Die: Trapped on a Submarine with No Oxygen
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarine, Asia* In 2003, the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange sight—a periscope drifting listlessly above the surface of the water. The fishermen notified the People's Liberation Army Navy which promptly dispatched two vessels to investigate. On April 25, 2003, the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange sight—a periscope drifting listlessly above the surface of the water. The fishermen notified the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) which promptly dispatched two vessels to investigate. At first, the PLAN believed the contact to be...
Morrison’s cosy relationship with Rupert Murdoch will see mandatory vaccination
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago
No Jab, No Play media campaign for a coercive vaccination law for children was waged by Murdoch tabloids/News Corp Australia in 2013-2015. A serious conflict of interest was not disclosed during the Murdoch tabloids’ No Jab, No Play campaign in 2013-2015, i.e. that News Corp Australia is a corporate partner of the Murdoch Children’s Research […]
For more and more African refugees, Europe is not an option so they head to the Americas
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ahmed Kabeer fled his homeland of Sudan where he was tortured and traveled thousands of miles to find himself in a new hell: the ominous jungle that straddles Colombia and Panama. Unlike hundreds of thousands of other African migrants that crowd into precarious boats and launch into the Mediterranean Sea […] The post For more and more African refugees, Europe is not an option so they head to the Americas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mohawk Nation News 'Last Queen, Last Pope'
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 17 hours ago
Mohawk Nation Newshttps://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2021/03/09/last-queen-last-pope-repeat-audio/
Argentine president gets to feel first-hand the rage of citizens protesting unwanted mining and forest fires
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine left-wing President Alberto Fernandez had been visiting a region in Patagonia devastated by forest fires when a mob protesting mining projects surrounded his entourage. A crowd of demonstrators accosted Argentinian President Alberto Fernández Saturday, March 13th, as he left a community center in the town of Lago Puelo in […] The post Argentine president gets to feel first-hand the rage of citizens protesting unwanted mining and forest fires appeared first on The Rio Times.
Negative polarity CH HSS sparks G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm and auroras in the lower 48
Earth is under the influence of a negative polarity coronal hole high speed stream, sparking G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm and auroras as low as Michigan and Wisconsin, U.S. Enhanced solar wind parameters were observed on March 13, 2021, due to co-rotating...... Read more »
Wanna Bet She Votes Liberal, Green, or NDP?
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
In Ottawa, this is what Project Fear has done to some people:
Links 3/14/2021
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Meet the “New Koch Brothers” – the Hedge Fund Activists Wrecking America’s Green New Deal
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Wealthy predators are playing stock market games with companies needed to develop and produce clean technology.
“Massacre the Jews, God, hit them with your sword” – Federal Police raided evangelical church in Rio de Janeiro
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Friday’s raid in Rio de Janeiro was part of an operation titled “Shalom” by the federal police against Tupirani da Hora Lores, who heads the Pentecostal Generation Jesus Christ Church, Globo reported. Police confiscated literature there. Last year, da Hora Lores was filmed preaching and praying with his congregants, saying […] The post “Massacre the Jews, God, hit them with your sword” – Federal Police raided evangelical church in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Untitled
jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
* Biden Wants to Roll Back Title IX Protections for Students Falsely Accused of Sexual Assault* Joe Biden is asking Department of Education officials to examine ways to roll back changes to Title IX enacted by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that gave college students accused of sexual assault some protection from being falsely accused. There was criticism of the rules, with some women’s groups alleging the rules were preventing women from coming forward to report sexual assault. The rules didn’t prevent anything. They only tried to restore due process to sexual assault cas...
Why Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor Was Decades in the Making
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* It all started with a Japanese attack on China years earlier. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Japan relied on imports of raw materials and natural resources to survive. Rubber, tin, iron, and especially oil had to be imported for Japanese industry to function. By the time the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, Japan had been preparing for an all-out offensive in the Pacific for months. Japan relied on imports of raw materials and natural resources to survive. Rubber, tin, iron, and especially oil had ...
Why Russia’s S-400 Air Defense: Can They Take Down an Air Force?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Sweden says its capabilities have been overstated. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Overall, the FOI paper presents good analysis by showing that the Russian A2/AD anti-air bubble is not as big as people might think. But they might be selling the S-400 system a little too short. Russia has had a limited form of CEC for decades, and the Tor is a formidable point defense system. In March 2019, the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) published a report that alleges that Russia’s vaunted Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) capabilities in the Baltic regio...
Call Arnold: Russia’s 'Terminator Tank' Are Getting 'Combat Ready'
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Russia, Europe* It was only in 2018 that the vehicle was accepted for service with the Russian military and entered delivery. It isn’t a T-800 or T-1000, and it certainly didn’t come from the future, but Russia’s “Terminator” combat vehicles are getting combat-ready. The vehicles are now conducting cohesion drills with tanks and other armored vehicles at the Urals proving ground. The BMPT (Tank Support Fighting Vehicle) was first introduced more than twenty years ago but was never fully embraced by the Russian military. Based on how it performed at the recent exer...
Could Russia’s New AR-15 Rifle Become the Next AK-47?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * This isn’t Promtekhnologiya’s first foray with the AR-15. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In truth, there are guns have become weapons of the world. The most famous is the AK-47, which has been copied by China, numerous other nations, and many a gunsmith in a Middle Eastern bazaar. Kalashnikov itself has a U.S.-based operation – Kalashnikov USA -- that allows Americans to buy AK-47s made in America. A Russian arms maker has developed a Russian-ized version of America’s AR-15 rifle. Promtekhnologiya LLC, which produces ORSIS-brand rifles and carbin...
UK Column News – 12th March 2021
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 18 hours ago
The post UK Column News – 12th March 2021 appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
States sue to block “social cost” of carbon
David Wojick, CFACT - 18 hours ago
Twelve states have asked a Federal Court to keep federal agencies from using the so-called Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases to calculate the benefits of emission reduction regulations. The post States sue to block “social cost” of carbon appeared first on CFACT .
Sunday Sermonette
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Fiat Currency, Control & Thoughts The price of gold has dropped $244 dollars since the start of 2021, or about 13% in about two months. Nobody knows where that’s headed. Zero Hedge has an interesting article about the possibility of FedCoin. I’ll let you make of that what you will, but USGOV has worked […] The post Sunday Sermonette appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Make Him Cry: Here’s Why America Must Go on the Offensive in Cyberspace
John Rossomando, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*John Rossomando* *Cybersecurity, * Cyberattacks from the U.S. and its allies must be intended to sow the most social confusion and disorder as possible in the targeted societies. The SolarWinds and Microsoft hacks offer low-cost, high-yield attacks that harm the U.S. government and economy without bombs or troops. Cyberspace allows China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea to attack without any serious repercussions for themselves. The Biden administration must carry out massive cyberwarfare campaigns to make this so-called Gray Zone warfare hurt. But to be effective, they must aban...
Could the Falklands War Have Turned Out Differently for Britain?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Falklands War, Americas* Had Argentinian weapons functioned as intended, Britain's victory might have been bought at a much higher cost. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Great Britain, thanks to some luck, avoided big losses. The brief but bloody naval war that occurred in 1982 over the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is typically viewed as a triumph of British naval power. A Royal Navy task force managed to beat off heavy air attacks to take back the South Atlantic archipelago from Argentine troops. For most of the war, a lone Argentine...
Strange: Aging Indian MiG-21s Fought Modern Pakistani F-16s (But Why?)
David Axe, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*David Axe* *Indian Air Force, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Z8F9X4VEJ&share=true] Rumor has it that New Delhi was keeping their best aircraft in reserve during recent clashes. *Key point: *The MiG-21s may have had some upgrades, but they still were not the most modern. What was India thinking? The Indian air force defended its decision to send old MiG-21 fighters up against much more modern Pakistani F-16s during *recent aerial skirmishes*. On Feb. 26, 2019 Indian planes crossed the line of control at India's border wi...
Made in Israel: The Tavor Assault Rifle Is a Straight Up Killer
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Israeli Army, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_PBEAHUONTBR&share=true] These weapons help the IDF defend Israeli against a variety of threats. *Key point: *Israel has many home-grown weapons. The Tavor is one of their finest. Israel builds its own high-tech military equipment, such as tanks, missiles and drones. Not bad for a nation of just 8.5 million people living in a state the size of New Jersey. But Israel has also proven adept at designing rifles. Perhaps its most famous firearm is the legendary U...
Bang! The Best Handguns, Shotguns, and Military Rifles in History
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Best Guns, * Handguns, shotguns, and rifles each play distinct and important roles in combat. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These guns are the best of the best in their particular categories. *5 Best Handguns:* The bustling global arms trade has resulted in many excellent handguns in the last hundred years. Some of the best handguns are more than a hundred years old, while others have been in production for less than a decade. All are excellent weapons for defense, and in some cases offense; they are equally at home in a homeowner’s gun safe or carried ...
The Great Unmasking
Fr. Lawrence FARLEY, OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
Everyone you meet and have ever met wears a mask. You do too. (And no, I am not talking about the current pandemic.) From the time we were children, we have been taught that certain things were acceptable and certain other things were definitely unacceptable. For example, when confronted with […]
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 71 – 2021
HiFast, Climate Collections - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Disgrace: Are These the Worst American Generals to Ever Lead a Fight?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *U.S. History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1BE25EA630&share=true] Not every leader is great, but some are actually pretty terrible. *Key point: *The U.S. Civil War was especially full of incompetent generals. Some of them were bad at taking risks, whereas others were reckless. It would be nice if all American generals were great. How might Vietnam or Iraq have turned out if a George Washington, a Ulysses Grant or a George Patton had been in command? Alas, call it the laws of probability or just cosmi...
A nest of singing birds
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
The Atticus column in *The Sunday Times *brings news of a revealing (if unsurprising) email: *PM and Beeb coo in harmony* Much has been said about Boris Johnson’s war on the BBC, with threats to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee and appoint critics to prominent positions. But its current leadership appears to think relations are just fine. Atticus has obtained an email from Tim Davie, the Beeb’s director-general, to David Clementi, then chairman, shortly after the former met the PM in the Commons last September. His verdict: “It was friendly,” he cooed. “We landed ...

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