26 March - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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Is the housing market poised for a massive correction?

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago

Wolf Richter points out that COVID-19-related, legally enforced forbearance on rent payments and mortgage loan repayments has created a hangover of properties that are far in arrears on what's owed. Those forbearance measures can't continue forever. When they end, those mortgage defaults may trigger a massive wave of sell-offs in parts of the housing market, which might dramatically reduce property prices and values. On the other side of the red-hot housing market, a historic delinquency problem has been fermenting since last spring, largely put on ice and on hold by forbear...

Renewables met 97% of Scotland’s electricity demand in 2020–BBC

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago

By Paul Homewood One of the curious things about the BBC is how their Scottish operation fawns over the SNP so much. This time they have published a grossly disingenuous article about renewables there, which goes on to put most of the credit on Scotland’s climate targets: Scotland has narrowly missed a […]

Enterprise Cybersecurity Measurement

aisles, Lawfare - 12 hours ago

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Ben Schumin, https://tinyurl.com/sz59uwym; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) On Feb. 4, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services issued guidance on the cyber insurance market to foster more robust industry approaches to “managing and reducing the extraordinary risk we face from cyber intrusions.” Critical elements of that guidance include expectations that insurance companies should “rigorously measure insured risk” and “incentivize the adoption of better cybersecurity measures by pricing ...

President Biden Says It's Unlikely The U.S. Will Withdraw All Troops From Afghanistan By May 1

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago

*NBC:* Biden says it's unlikely U.S. withdraws all troops from Afghanistan by deadline set by Trump *"It's going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline," Biden said at a Thursday news conference. * President Joe Biden said Thursday that he thinks it will "be hard to meet" a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as is required as a result of an agreement the Trump administration reached with the Taliban last year. "It's going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline," Biden said at a Thursday news conference, adding, "It is not my intention to stay there...

U.S., Taiwan Sign Coast Guard Deal To Counter Chinese Naval Pressure

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

In this May 4, 2019, file photo, Taiwan Coast Guard ships and a helicopter take part in a search-and-rescue operation during an offshore anti-terrorism drill at a harbor in New Taipei City, Taiwan. China on Friday denounced an agreement between the U.S. and Taiwanese coast guards that underscores growing ties between Washington and the self-governing island democracy. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) *Taiwan News:* *Taiwan-US coast guard agreement aims to halt Chinese military expansion * *Analyst Su Tzu-yun recommends flexible countermeasures like sonic weapons to deter Chinese...

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/26/2021

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

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After the Ever Given: What the Ship Wedged in the Suez Canal Means for Global Trade

Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago

Mar 26 (IPS) - In the early hours of March 23, the container ship Ever Given was blown off course by high winds on its way through the Suez Canal. At 400 metres long, the Ever Given is longer than the canal is wide, and the ship became wedged firmly in both banks, completely blocking traffic. Read the full story, “After the Ever Given: What the Ship Wedged in the Suez Canal Means for Global Trade”, on globalissues.org →

Maquila Female Workers in Their Own Words: Fighting COVID and Labor Abuse

Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago

MEXICO CITY, Mar 26 (IPS) - A compilation of testimonies collected by Blanca Velázquez Díaz and published by the Ebert Foundation (available at: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/mexiko/17328.pdf) offers an account of the harsh reality by which some workers of the maquila industry in the Mexican state of Morelos have gone through over these last twelve months. Their words reflect, undoubtedly, similar experiences of millions of workers in different parts of the country. Read the full story, “Maquila Female Workers in Their Own Words: Fighting COVID and Labor Abuse”, on global...

A Look at Colombian Coffee Prices One Year on From the Stabilization Fund

Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago

MEDELLIN, Colombia, Mar 26 (IPS) - It’s been just over a year since the Colombian government launched its landmark price stabilization fund. With a budget of $64 million, the fund was designed to provide a hedge against low prices by subsidizing farmers during periods when prices dropped below production costs. Read the full story, “A Look at Colombian Coffee Prices One Year on From the Stabilization Fund”, on globalissues.org →

What Is ‘Excited Delirium’ and Why Is It Controversial?

Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

The public most often sees the term invoked in news stories about cases involving deaths in police custody, like George Floyd's.

Flow in Enceladus’ Internal Ocean

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago

New thinking about the shape of the ice shell on Enceladus raises the interesting possibility that the ocean believed to lie beneath is churning with currents. That would be a departure from the accepted view that the ocean — thought to be 30 kilometers deep or more, as opposed to Earth’s average of 3.6 kilometers […]

Illegal immigration spike is set to be biggest in 20 years: 82% of apprehensions are single adults with lone men looking for work driving the flood

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Daily Mail The influx of migrants illegally crossing into the United States is a result of single adults – men in particular – searching for... The post Illegal immigration spike is set to be biggest in 20 years: 82% of apprehensions are single adults with lone men looking for work driving the flood appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Johns Hopkins professor hits out at Dr. Fauci for denying the US is approaching herd immunity

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Daily Mail A Johns Hopkins professor has slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci for denying that the United States is approaching herd immunity amid the coronavirus pandemic.... The post Johns Hopkins professor hits out at Dr. Fauci for denying the US is approaching herd immunity appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Geert Vanden Bossche Stokes Fear of COVID-19 Vaccine To Promote His Own Flawed ‘Solution’

Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

Anti-vaccine activists are promoting a veterinarian's claim that the only way to prevent a future COVID-19 vaccination-related calamity is through a product he claims to have invented.

Boulder Attack Is Seventh High Profile Mass Shooting Where Attacker Was Known To FBI Beforehand

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

National Justice – by Eric Striker As the nation mourns the deaths of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado supermarket, the FBI is being mocked... The post Boulder Attack Is Seventh High Profile Mass Shooting Where Attacker Was Known To FBI Beforehand appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Argentina: María José Habiaga and The Dolores Triangle

Inexplicata (IHU), Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 11 hours ago

*YO FUI TESTIGO (I Was a Witness)* *A Series by ICOU (Investigadores de Campo OVNIS Unidos - United UFO Field Researchers)* *Episode 7 * *María José Habiaga and The Dolores Triangle* "Greetings all. Welcome to a new installment of Yo Fui Testigo. My name is Maria Jose, I'm from Dolores, Province of Buenos Aires, and I am a member of FAO (*Argentinean Ufology Foundation*)in Dolores - I represent my city in FAO My experience was a brief one; it must have taken place around 2013. We were on our way back with friends from having done errands, and I have this habit of lookin...

Historic court case reveals that NO safety studies were conducted on any vaccine over thirty-two years, as was required by law

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Natural News – by Lance D Johnson Prominent vaccine injury lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined up with Del Bigtree of the Informed Consent Action... The post Historic court case reveals that NO safety studies were conducted on any vaccine over thirty-two years, as was required by law appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Did a Boat Block Traffic on a Florida Highway?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

The revenge of the boats has begun!

Moving stranded cargo ship in Suez Canal could ‘take weeks,’ salvage company says

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

ABC News A quick end to traffic disruption in Egypt‘s Suez Canal was unlikely Thursday, with efforts to pull a stranded, massive ship yielding little... The post Moving stranded cargo ship in Suez Canal could ‘take weeks,’ salvage company says appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Jonathan Pollard says Jews ‘will always have dual loyalty’ and would counsel young Jews to consider spying for Israel

contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 11 hours ago

The Jewish Telegraphic agency reports thatJonathan Pollard, the convicted spy for Israel, told Israeli media: “The bottom line on this charge of dual loyalty is, I’m sorry, we’re Jews, and if we’re Jews, we will always have dual loyalty.” Pollard was paroled from his life sentence in 2015. Sheldon Adelson, the late billionaire campaign donor, provided a private plane for Pollard to fly to Israel.

Was That ‘Meteor’ Above Seattle, Pacific Northwest Actually SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

A bright streak of light left many star-gazers curious.

Appeals Court Rules That Federal Agencies Can’t Classify Bump Stocks as ‘Machine Gun’

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Law and Crime – by Jerry Lambe A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with a coalition of gun advocacy groups by ruling that the... The post Appeals Court Rules That Federal Agencies Can’t Classify Bump Stocks as ‘Machine Gun’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 26

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

1918 Battle of Khan Baghdadi between Ottomans and British started 1969 Pres Assad called for Iraq-Syria-Egypt union 1975 Iranian premier visited Baghdad and laid out steps to implement Algiers Agreement 1979 Iraq hosted anti-Sadat meeting to oppose new Egypt-Israel peace treaty 1982 2 Iraqi divisions ordered to retreat to escape encirclement during Iranian Op Fath push on Maysan Large tank battle in Chananeh End of day Iraqi 1st Mech Div destroyed (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1984 US Special Envoy Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq for 2n...

Legal hive mind

jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 7 hours ago

My scumbag slumlord just announced that he's jacking up our rent... by a *LOT*. Our lease expired at the end of last month so now I'm living, artificially, as a tenant at will. Massachusetts law stipulates there's no limit to how much he can jack up our rent, even during a pandemic. What are my options? Is it even worth calling my state AG or the US Attorney's office? The son of a bitch has been trying to squeeze us out of here since he first bought the property four and a half years ago. Now he's using the fact my oven died as a pretext to seriously jack up my rent for ...

Lockheed’s SR-91 Aurora Hypersonic Spy Plane: Is This Actually Real?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *SR-91 Aurora, * Reportedly, there have been a couple of unverified sightings of what may or may not have been an SR-91. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Another notable piece of "evidence" of the existence of the SR-91 is that "sky quakes" were reported to have been heard at times over Los Angeles – and while those could be from aircraft operating out of Groom Lake (aka Area 51) in Nevada, there is little to suggest it was the Aurora. In the 1980s an idea was conceived by military planners to develop a hypersonic spy plane that could reach Mach 5+, making it tr...

These 5 Lost Weapons That Could Reinvigorate the U.S. Military

Francis Horton, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Francis Horton* *Security, * There are decades of fantastic gadgets the military has chucked to the wayside to make way for newer material — and some may have gotten the boot far too early. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The USS Constitution has been sitting in Boston as a museum ship for decades, and it’s kind of insulting to do to one of the most powerful ships built. It was designed and built for war in 1794, not only to protect us against European superpowers, but also to fight pirates which had been ravaging merchant ships. No one can say the U.S military doesn’t rise to ...

Status Quo Joe: Why Biden’s Grand Strategy Is MIA

Leon Hadar, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Leon Hadar* *Politics, Americas* Unfortunately, much of what happens in the foreign-policy arena under U.S. presidents, including important decisions, amounts to ad hoc responses to outside events at home and abroad. It’s a familiar Washington ritual: A few weeks or even just a few days after a new U.S. president takes office, the self-proclaimed experts start deconstructing the foreign-policy “doctrine” of the new White House occupant—the assumption being that these foreign policy decisions are powered by certain intelligent design, promoted by the best and the brightest, and ...

When Will 30 Million Senior Citizens Get Their $1,400 Stimulus Checks?

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Check] Millions of cash-strapped Social Security recipients in urgent need of financial assistance have expressed frustration over the fact that they haven’t seen a dime from coronavirus relief checks under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Millions of cash-strapped Social Security recipients in urgent need of financial assistance have expressed frustration over the fact that they haven’t seen a dime from coronavirus relief checks under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The reason is due to the Social Sec...

Ask Congress to Investigate COVID Origins and Government Response to Pandemic

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago

Rep. Bill Posey has introduced H.R. 834, a bill that would create an independent bipartisan congressional commission to investigate the origins of COVID-19 and the government’s response to the pandemic. The post Ask Congress to Investigate COVID Origins and Government Response to Pandemic appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Russia Tried To Build Their Very Own SR-71 Spy Plane. What a Disaster.

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* It’s interesting to speculate what response it might have elicited from the United States had it ever been deployed. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Tsybin was aiming sky-high with his planned performance parameters: a maximum range of 10,000 miles, a service ceiling of 98,000 feet, and a cruising speed of two-and-half times the speed of sound. With that performance, the RS could have delivered intercontinental nuclear strikes at speeds and altitudes that would have rendered interception nearly impossible. It’s a cliché of the Cold War th...

The Stealth J-20’s Superior Range Shows China Is Ready for War

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * The F-35 and F-22 cannot come close to matching it. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The American F-22 and F-35 fighters are now equipped with the latest AIM 120-D missiles, but a massive range deficit remains nonetheless. The challenge of the PL-15 comes on the heels of questions about the uncertain future of the aging AMRAAM system. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force made waves at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow with the latest showing of their flagship fifth-generation stealth fighter, the J-20. As is common with airshow coverage, large sw...

The Secret Way the U.S. Air Force Trains Against Russian MiG-29s

TNI Staff, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*TNI Staff* *MiG-29, * This gives a whole new definition to the phrase "know thy enemy." *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Soviet-built jets are likely to be expensive to maintain in the United States. But if contractor is willing to bear the cost and it benefits the Air Force to buy those services, it might be a worthy venture. *“I take it out of burner and I’m just at mil power and the speed dropped down to–I was still supersonic,” Gallop said. “By the time we got done, 25 minutes supersonic, I looked at the gas and go ‘you know I could turn around fly back the way I came su...

Register Today for Monday’s Live Webinar With RFK, Jr. on ‘Medical Racism’

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago

Sign up today to join RFK, Jr., Rev. Tony Muhammad, Kevin Jenkins of the Urban Global Alliance, author/historian Curtis Cost and activist Sheila Ealey for a live discussion of Children’s Health Defense’s new documentary, “Medical Racism.” The post Register Today for Monday’s Live Webinar With RFK, Jr. on ‘Medical Racism’ appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Dissenter Weekly: Whistleblowers Help Shut Down Detention Center In Pennsylvania Where Child Abuse Occurred

Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 11 hours ago

In this edition of “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights the record number of workplace complaints that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the US Labor Department received in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Dissenter Weekly: Whistleblowers Help Shut Down Detention Center In Pennsylvania Where Child Abuse Occurred appeared first on Shadowproof.

Poor Whites need not apply

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago

There’s some kind of name or description for that. I used to know what it was.🤔 From CNN Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families… Continue reading →

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Complains Of Torture In Russian Prison

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

*France 24:* *Navalny complains of torture in Russian prison, lawyer says his health worsening* Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Thursday accused Russian authorities of torture by depriving him of sleep in prison as his lawyer said his health has worsened with back pains and leg problems. Navalny, who is considered a flight risk by Russian authorities, said he is woken eight times per night by guards announcing to a recording camera that he is still in his cell. "Essentially I am being tortured through sleep deprivation," he said in a formal complaint released by his law...

Whose Body Is It Anyway?

David Henderson, Econlib - 11 hours ago

When I taught benefit‐​cost analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School, one of the first principles I explained was that, to do a good analysis, you need to consider the costs and benefits to the various people affected rather than taking as gospel the desires of policymakers. We studied both good and bad examples of benefit‐​cost analyses. In the […] The post Whose Body Is It Anyway? appeared first on Econlib.

"Covid-19 Pandemic Update 3/26/21"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago

*"Covid-19 Pandemic Update 3/26/21"* ○ *Editor's Note:* This excerpt was originally published in the article “Sleepy Joe's Next $3 Trillion Boondoggle” at David Stockman's ContraCorner. "The lone political ranger in Washington who has articulately and forcefully confronted Fed Chairmen, Dr. Fauci and the Deep State peddlers of the RussiaGate Hoax specifically and the Forever Wars generally is Senator Rand Paul. Most of his so-called conservative GOP colleagues have either been AWOL completely on these deeply symptomatic matters or joined the fray after it was way too late or had b...

Comparing Apples to Oranges: America versus Europe in the Response to COVID

Hans Eicholz, Econlib - 12 hours ago

I have listened to pundits and medical experts on networks from PBS to DW speak at length on the failures of America to adequately deal with the pandemic in comparison with European countries. Most recently, one of these sources cited Americas high fatality numbers as compared to other western European countries and specifically criticized the […] The post Comparing Apples to Oranges: America versus Europe in the Response to COVID appeared first on Econlib.

French Farmers are Pissed Again

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago

Showing up to riot. Massive direct action taking place today by farmers in France as they demand fair prices for their produce. 100s of tractors roll up to govt buildings to dump shit all over them. No manners but brilliant critics. pic.twitter.com/ueJwFN9a4j — GhostofDurruti (@RobTheRich001) March 25, 2021

The World Since I Was Twelve

Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 12 hours ago

This is a reblog of David Kreutzer’s article The World Since I Was Born at IER (Institute for Energy Research). Excerpts in italics with my bolds. My title change is due to me being a few years older than he. Some climate Tweeters have taken to adorning their Twitter bios with the atmospheric CO2 concentration […]

SPECIES AND TOWN: High-end columnist(s) baffled!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago

*FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021* *Putin, Xi get their wings:* Despite questions about whether he plans to run for re-election, who he thinks he'll be running against, and whether he plans to make Vice President Harris his running-mate again: Despite those astonishing questions, President Biden made some significant statements at yesterday's press conference. His most striking statement involved the battle over the emerging world order. It's rare that you hear an American office holder speak as clearly as this: BIDEN (3/25/21):* I’ve known Xi Jinping for a long time. *Allegedly by the t...

32 million fewer words – a reprise from nine years ago

Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago

While reading David Brooks’ excellent book called “The Social Animal,” I was alerted to a key result of classic study by Betty Hart and Todd Risley of the University of Kansas. One of the conclusions of the study is by … Continue reading →

Bipartisan Group Of US Senators Urge President Biden To Use The "Full Force" Of Diplomatic, Economic Tools To Check Iran

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

*Axios:* *43 senators to Biden: Use "full force" of diplomatic, economic tools to check Iran * A group of 43 senators led by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) urged President Biden in a letter Thursday to use "the full force of our diplomatic and economic tools" to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. *Why it matters: * The letter outlines actions the Biden administration can take to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions that will garner bipartisan support in Congress, including an agreement with U.S. allies and the United Nations that ...

Western media quick to accuse Syria of 'bombing hospitals' - but when TERRORISTS really destroy Syrian hospitals, they are silent

Eva Bartlett, null - 11 hours ago

[image: undefined] As legacy media again bleat the unsubstantiated “Syria is bombing hospitals” chorus of its war propaganda songbook, let’s pause to review the relatively unknown (but verifiable) reality of terrorists bombing hospitals in Syria. Following recent allegations of a hospital being targeted Al Atarib, western Aleppo, the US State Department repeated the claim, in spite of any clear evidence to back it up. Instead, reports rely on highly questionable sources like the White Helmets, the USAID-funded Syrian American Medical Society and the usual unnamed “witnesses” and (...

Two stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims – and all Asian Americans

Angie Chuang, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago

The media tends to render Asian Americans as either a 'perpetual foreigner' or 'model minority' – both stereotypes that have been levied in tandem against immigrants from Asia since the 1830s.

Is The F-35 Unsalvageable?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 declares their initial operational capability (IOC) for the F-35C Lightning II. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya) *Sean Kennedy, The Hill:* *The F-35 may be unsalvageable * The 2021 reviews of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) are in, and they are not glowing. On Jan. 14, 2021, then-Acting Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Christopher Miller labeled the JSF a “piece of [expletive].” Then, on March 5, 2021, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) called the program a “rathole,” and asked whether it was t...

California marijuana testing lab regains revoked license via court settlement

John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

A marijuana testing lab in the San Francisco Bay area is getting back its business license through a settlement agreement with state regulators. Hayward-based Harrens Lab, whose provisional business license was revoked by the state Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) in February for several rule violations, filed suit because it had no way to appeal […] California marijuana testing lab regains revoked license via court settlement is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Can we build back better for birds?

Vijay Raj Jayaraj, CFACT - 12 hours ago

President Joe Biden and a number of other global leaders have espoused the new COVID-19 recovery mantra: “Build Back Better.” Biden’s Build Back Better page for example outlines the importance of addressing environmental injustice. If their aim is to create a better world and a better environment, I propose a solution to build back a [...] The post Can we build back better for birds? appeared first on CFACT.

UKC News: Governments Now Struggling to Maintain COVID Project Fear

NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago

*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up.

“Brazil should reassume the leadership of Mercosur and revive trade with its neighbors” – economist

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to economist Luciano Wexell Severo, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is going through one of the worst moments in its 30 years of existence, due to falling trade within the bloc and also because of Brazil's withdrawal from the group's leadership role. "What Brazil exports to Argentina, Paraguay and […] The post “Brazil should reassume the leadership of Mercosur and revive trade with its neighbors” – economist appeared first on The Rio Times.

President Biden Says He Will Run for President Again In 2024

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

US President Joe Biden, 78, says his 'expectation' is to run for a second term in 2024, but also noted that he is a strong believer in fate *Daily Mail: **Biden says he WILL run for president again in 2024 - at the age of 81 - ending speculation he would only serve one term * * Biden, 78, also said that if he does run in 2024 he 'would fully expect' that Vice President Kamala Harris would be on the ticket * He also left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term, as he made the comments just two months into his presidency * 'My plan is to run for reelection. That´s my...

UNHRC passes arms embargo resolution against Israel with surprise votes

contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 12 hours ago

In a reversal of typical Human Rights Council voting patterns, several European countries that usually abstain from moves critical of Israel, voted in support of an arms embargo on Israel; Bahrain, which usually supports such measures (and recently signed a treaty with Israel), rejected the motion.

Quebec government raises expected cannabis dividend to CA$88 million

Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

The monopoly cannabis retailer in Quebec expects to contribute 88 million Canadian dollars ($70 million) to provincial coffers in the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year, according to the newly released provincial budget. The government-owned and -operated Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) previously expected to contribute CA$71 million to provincial coffers. Quebec also expects the SQDC will […] Quebec government raises expected cannabis dividend to CA$88 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Mount Etna – Sixteenth eruption in five weeks – Video

Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago

The latest explosion, which occurred overnight between 23 and 24 March, lasted twice as long as usual and happened after a brief four-day hiatus. Located on the east coast of Sicily, Mount Etna is the highest and most active volcano in Europe. Its last major eruption was back in July 2001, but it sees fairly regular Strombolian ... Read more The post Mount Etna – Sixteenth eruption in five weeks – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Coronavirus pandemic deals setback to marijuana consumption lounges, but some owners stick with plans

Roger Fillion, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago

Many marijuana businesses were just starting to open lounges and tasting rooms where their customers could enjoy the products they purchased when the coronavirus pandemic struck a year ago, forcing those plans to be put on hold. Legal and regulatory issues also have presented hurdles in some states. The future of such venues, as a […] Coronavirus pandemic deals setback to marijuana consumption lounges, but some owners stick with plans is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Activist groups criticize new tobacco, alcohol-funded cannabis coalition

John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago

A second pro-cannabis legalization activist organization has taken a swipe at a new group that aims to shape federal marijuana legalization and is comprised largely of corporate tobacco and alcohol interests. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) – which for years has fought for federal marijuana reform and been involved in numerous MJ legalization campaigns across […] Activist groups criticize new tobacco, alcohol-funded cannabis coalition is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

And the Darwin Award goes to….

Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago

Video of people standing dangerously close to Icelandic volcano (I think they’re nuts) while volcanic bombs fly through the air. The lava is flowing like a rampaging river overflowing its banks. Video taken on Friday night, 19 March 2021, of the erupting volcano in Iceland in the Fagradalsfjall mountains area. The videographer took what he ... Read more The post And the Darwin Award goes to…. appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Manganese Deficiency Is Becoming More Common

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Dr. Joseph Mercola Manganese is an essential trace element you must get from your food as your body cannot make it. However, evidence demonstrates that... The post Manganese Deficiency Is Becoming More Common appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

California Foster Parents Being Asked to Take in “26 or more” Migrant Children from the Border – “I Consider it Human Trafficking”

Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Health Impact News – by Brian Shilhavy The mass sex trafficking of children into the United States is now happening in the open in full... The post California Foster Parents Being Asked to Take in “26 or more” Migrant Children from the Border – “I Consider it Human Trafficking” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

An Old Green Colonial Trick: Israel Masking Land Grabs as Environmental Conservation

Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News - 13 hours ago

“More and more open areas in East Jerusalem are being designated as preservation or national parks, and this is clearly in order to prevent Palestinian urban development.” -- Sari Kronish, Israeli planning rights organization Bimkom The post An Old Green Colonial Trick: Israel Masking Land Grabs as Environmental Conservation appeared first on MintPress News.

Why the Oligarchy Hates the Atom: Nuclear Energy and Science

Brian Lantz, LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts - 14 hours ago

We are again on Mars. As the pandemic has also made clear, science, and in particular, the principles of physical economy, are the critical activity. The so-called debate over “reshoring” of U.S. manufacturing is already over. We must produce! All of America knows we must secure our supply chains, so that we again can become the leading industrial nation, and a leading exporter to the world. So, too, we will innovate, building a modern, optimistic, outward-looking and exciting nation once again.

KAP only parliamentarians jerking the Labor Party into gear about disarmament

Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 14 hours ago

Community safety is being compromised as political elites and ideologues continue their war on licensed firearm owners, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has told the Queensland Parliament. Mr Katter said he and his fellow KAP colleague’s offices had received an unprecedented number of complaints and pleas for assistance from the public […]

Senility and the Superpowers

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 9 hours ago

“Those whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad.”—this is an Ancient Greek saying. The Gods do something similar to the superpowers that they wish to destroy—they first drive them mad or senile. The great superpower of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union, went senile in the 1980s and was finished in 1991. On 12 November 1982, the Soviet Union gave a public display of the senility of its political establishment by promoting Yuri Andropov, a sick man, to the post of General Secretary. Within three months of being in office, Andropov suffered total kidney failure; he spen...

An Open Letter to President Biden: Let’s ‘Recalibrate’ Saudi-U.S. Ties as Friends, Not Foes

Ali Asseri, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Ali Asseri* *Saudi Arabia, Middle East* The Saudi Government is artful enough to adapt its policies to evolving political dynamics, including in the United States—but certainly not at the cost of its national security or territorial integrity. Dear Mr. President, I am pleased to write this letter to you as a senior Saudi citizen who cherishes the historic partnership between our two great nations, which has survived the test of times for over three-quarters of a century. What has prompted me to pen down these thoughts is the recent glitch in our ties. However, it is reassuring ...

Kuwait registers hottest March temperature for entire Arabian Peninsula amid locust plague and dust storms

The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago

Kuwait registered a temperature of 44.6 °C (112.3 °F) on Thursday, March 25, 2021 -- the hottest March temperature for the country and the entire Arabian Peninsula. The heat came amid swarms of locust infesting the country, as well as dust storms, creating...... Read more »

A Country with too Many Victims and Few Shelters

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

MEXICO CITY, Mar 26 (IPS) - In March 2014, Noemi N. took her own life inside a refuge camp in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, where up until now there are no specialized shelters for victims of human trafficking. Read the full story, “A Country with too Many Victims and Few Shelters”, on globalissues.org →

SR-71 Spy Plane: Just How Fast Could the Fastest Plane Ever Fly?

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *SR-71 Spy Plane, * “The fastest an SR-71A has ever gone is Mach 3.43 in 974, at the time, a Site II bird. It blew out both inlets as it had a dual unstart.” The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird" is a legendary jet, introduced in the 1960s and retired in the 1990s. “No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71 Blackbird,” noted in one report last year, also referring to the plane as the fastest plane propelled by air-breathing engines. The report also looked at the question of exactly how fast...

What to Do If Your Stimulus Check Is the Wrong Amount

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * Know that if your stimulus check did fall short—which can occur if it doesn’t include the necessary payments for a certain dependent—you can indeed take action to receive the money that you’re entitled to. The Internal Revenue Service promised earlier this week to ramp up efforts to provide much-needed cash to millions of financially struggling Americans—and it appears that great progress already has been made. As of Friday, the agency has confirmed that one hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks—totaling roughly $750 billion—...

Tactical Guided Projectiles: North Korea Claims It Launched New Type of Missile

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Tactical Guided Projectiles, Asia* [image: Tactical guided projectiles] The Kim regime has traditionally launched missiles or engaged in other types of provocations shortly after a new president takes over in either the United States or South Korea. The ballistic missile launch by North Korea on Thursday, which drew worldwide condemnation, involved a new type of missiles, the regime indicated. According to CBS News, which cited state-run news agency KCNA, the two missiles that were launched were “newly developed, new-type tactical guided projectiles,” which su...

Will Texas Become a Second Amendment Sanctuary State?

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Second Amendment Sanctuary State, Americas* The legal tug of war over the Second Amendment continues between states and the Federal Government. Even as President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have vowed to push for new gun control measures, the Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has made it clear he’d endorse a bill that would transform the Lone Star State into what has been referred to as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State.” Abbott announced his support on the social media platform Twitter last week, posting, “A bill filed i...

Pakistan’s Taliban Strategy: A Half-Century of Terror?

Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Michael Rubin* *Pakistan’s Taliban Strategy, Asia* [image: Pakistan’s Taliban Strategy] Pakistan is a country with a crisis of confidence in its own legitimacy. More than the Taliban, it is Pakistan’s national psychosis that undercuts any opportunity for Afghan peace. Next month, the Afghan government and Taliban will convene in Istanbul to try to hash out a deal to bring peace to Afghanistan. The key issue will be the shape of Afghanistan’s government: Will it remain an Islamic Republic with an elected president as it has been for two decades, or will it be an Islamic Emirate w...

The War in Iraq Exposed Huge Flaws in American Strategic Thinking

John Mueller, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*John Mueller* *Iraq War, Middle East* [image: Iraq War] The leaders who took America to war ignored history and also assumed that hostile regional powers would not push back and aid local resistance. As seen recently, intermittent altercations persist in Iraq and Syria between American forces and various Iran-backed militias. These, however, stem from, and are a continuation of, a fundamental error in the design of the war. This should have been apparent to its instigators even before the war was launched in 2003, and it is almost breath-taking in its naiveté. An extensive U.S....

Babies Exposed to Higher Levels of Fluoride Score Lower on IQ Tests

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago

A new systematic review of all published studies evaluating the potential neurotoxicity of fluoride found the chemical is a “cognitive developmental hazard to humans.” The post Babies Exposed to Higher Levels of Fluoride Score Lower on IQ Tests appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

An aviation tragedy in Russia

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago

An unplanned, accidental ejection of some or all crew members of a Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic jet bomber killed three and injured one person earlier this week. The Aviationist provides this report, translated from Russian. In preparation for the training flight, after launching the APU and working with the cockpit equipment, Captain, who is the deputy squadron commander, switched on all CB (Circuit Breakers) on the CB panel with the lever of the console. At the same time, the system of forced departure of the crew was triggered according to the standard scheme (the commander ...

Establishment Role In Anti-Asian Bigotry

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

Ever since a white Georgia man killed six Asian women and two others in Atlanta, the corporate media have jumped onto the “stop Asian hate” bandwagon as if they are innocent bystanders. It is easy to point fingers at a murdering local redneck and leave unexamined the media role in spreading hatred based on race and nationality. Sinophobia in particular has been quite overt, with the corporate media following the dictates of U.S. foreign policy. When Donald Trump was president they repeated his every lie and insult, and supported every decision intended to thwart China. The post ...

New Study: Asian Americans Attacked And Shunned During Pandemic

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

Since coronavirus shutdowns began last March, thousands of Asian Americans have faced racist verbal and physical attacks or have been shunned by others, according to a study released Tuesday. The report by Stop AAPI Hate documents 3,795 racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans from March to February, noting that the number is likely a fraction of the attacks that occurred, because many were not reported to the group. On Tuesday, eight people, including six Asian women, were shot to death at massage parlors in the Atlanta area. The post New Study: Asian Americans Attacke...

Blinken Threatens Germany With Sanctions

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

While meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US’s opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will connect Russia to Germany and warned Berlin about possible sanctions over the project. “President Biden has been very clear in saying that he believes the pipeline is a bad idea; it’s bad for Europe, bad for the United States,” Blinken said. “Ultimately, it’s in contradiction to the EU’s own energy security goals. It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland, a number of ot...

After Ten Years Of Civil War In Syria, US (Quietly) Declares Defeat

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

Damascus, Syria - This March marks the 10-year anniversary of the Arab Spring and the protests that rocked Syria, which were a starting point for the ongoing civil war. That conflict has led to over half a million deaths and nearly 13 million people displaced, according to some estimates. Now, after 10 years of attempts to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad, it appears that many in the U.S. government and media are quietly conceding defeat. “We tell Syria’s human stories so that the ‘victors’ don’t write its history,” ran the headline of a CNN article marking the a...

China Issues Annual US Human Rights Report

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

China published its annual US human rights situation report on Wednesday at a time when the US-led ideological battle against China has intensified, mainly over Xinjiang and other domestic issues. By highlighting the COVID-19 turning into a human tragedy, disorder in American democracy vividly reflected in the Capitol riots, and recent growing discrimination against ethnic minorities including Asian-Americans, China slammed the US' terrible human rights record, which makes its remarks on other countries' human rights situation pure "hypocrisy and double standards." The post Chin...

Water Protectors Lock To Gate And Ascend Equipment To Stop Line 3

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago

Floodwood, MN - Early Thursday morning, several Water Protectors under Indigenous leadership took action to shut down two Enbridge construction sites on the Line 3 pipeline route. While two people locked themselves to a gate, blocking access to a worksite building a pump station, four more individuals (Sonja Birthisel, Julie Macuga, Cody Pajic, and Leif Taranta) ascended and chained themselves to the top of large machines attempting to lay pipe at an adjacent construction site in St. Louis County. Since construction began in December of 2020, the movement to stop the Line 3 pipel...

The provincial budget has a lot of big numbers, but how are we caring for the most vulnerable?

Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago

News 1. Budget Social assistance payments are increasing $100 per month for every adult in Nova Scotia households. That increase — the biggest in provincial history — is the line item in the provincial budget released yesterday that will make the biggest material difference in people’s lives. It comes at a cost of $35.2 million. Much […]

India’s Agony And Ecstasy Over Quad

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

A flurry of diplomatic activities through the past fortnight starting with the first-ever summit meeting of Quad on March 12 mark a historic transition in the world order. While the western world has been the locus of international politics for the past five centuries, that is most certainly shifting toward […]

Is Vice President Kamala Harris The Acting U.S. President?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

*Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post:** Harris has been in the room. Now, she will increasingly be out in front.* White House officials on background say Vice President Harris has been “in on everything” in the early days of the administration, acting as a vigorous adviser internally and shouldering much of the work during the outreach to Congress regarding the rescue plan. They also note her string of separate calls with world leaders. Much of this, however, has not been visible to the average American. Now, with President Biden’s “Help is on the way” tour, Harris is increasingly ...

One Flu Out Of The Wuhan Nest

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

What conflict? World Health Organization COVID-19 investigator Peter Daszak has worked on over 20 research endeavors that list “affiliations” with Chinese Communist Party-linked entities, including studies funded by the Chinese government and co-authored by military-linked researchers, The National Pulse can exclusively reveal. Daszak appears as an author on at least 25 studies “affiliated” with… Continue reading →

In a Massive Blow to Bad Cops, New York Effectively Ends Qualified Immunity

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: new york]In a major blow to bad cops, New York has passed legislation ending qualified immunity and allows victims of police brutality to hold their abusers accountable.

3 Big Tech Billionaires Top List of Pandemic Profiteers

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg topped the list of the 15 billionaires with the greatest growth in absolute wealth since pandemic lockdowns began in March 2020. The post 3 Big Tech Billionaires Top List of Pandemic Profiteers appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Los Angeles Unified School District Is Being Sued over Mandatory Vaccines and Digital Tracking

The Center Square, Need To Know - 13 hours ago

The LA Unified School District is requiring its employees to be vaccinated and to be tracked by Daily Pass. A lawsuit was filed against the mandatory vaccines and tracking system. The school district is forcing employees to choose between providing for their families and being the victim of human experimentation.

Biden Admin Urges SCOTUS to Allow Cops to Warrantlessly Raid Homes, Seize Guns of Innocent Citizens

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: gun]Biden and attorneys general from nine states are pushing the Supreme Court to allow cops to warrantlessy confiscate guns from innocent citizens.

Los Angeles: Bill Gates ‘Daily Pass’ Software Will Scan Kids to Attend School

Dr. Mercola and Fox News, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

Thru the 'Daily Pass' app, students must confirm they have not been in close physical contact with anyone with symptoms, have not traveled, and must confirm that they have been “as safe as possible." This is the beginning of data collection and social engineering to control attitude, behavior, and travel.

EU Summit Shambles: Merkel Slaps Down Macron Export Ban

Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago

EU Summit Shambles: Merkel Slaps Down Macron Export Ban News Topic 87: MAC THE STRIFE Macron admits he completely BUNGLED EU’s vaccine rollout in humiliating mea culpa as bloc heads for export ban climbdown Macron admits he BUNGLED EU’s jab rollout in humiliating mea culpa EMMANUEL Macron has admitted he completely bungled the EU’s vaccine […]

OAS Commission proposes reforms to El Salvador to fight corruption

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The International Commission Against Impunity in El Salvador (Cicies) presented Thursday, March 25, to the Salvadoran government a series of proposals for legal reforms to combat corruption and impunity, according to a statement issued by the Organization of American States (OAS). The proposals of the Cicies, created by an agreement […] The post OAS Commission proposes reforms to El Salvador to fight corruption appeared first on The Rio Times.

FBI and DHS Tried to Recruit Former Green Beret to Infiltrate and Spy on Oath Keepers & Proud Boys – He Refused and Recorded the Conversation

Banned TV and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

Special Forces Master Sergeant Jeremy Brown, a member of Oath Keepers, attended the Stop-the-Steal protests in Washington DC on January 6 to provide security at the protests and rallies that week. Before the event, he was contacted by the FBI in an attempt to recruit him to spy on Oath Keepers. It's all on tape.

You make Jim Crow look like Nigel Peregrine Falcon

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

Did somebody say “court eunuch’s?”

Florida: Magic Kingdom Says COVID-19 is Reason to Install Facial Recognition

Mass Private I, Need To Know - 14 hours ago

Walt Disney World has joined the ranks of airports and corporations using COVID-19 as justification for installing facial recognition to identify guests in a trial program between March 23 and April 23, 2021. The Walt Disney World announcement revealed they are storing records of guest's faces.

Family Targeted by Police After Calling for Arrest of Cop Who Executed Unarmed Teen on Video

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: cano]After protesting the teen family member's death, the family says they were pulled over and held at gunpoint for no reason.

THE CRUELTY IS STRATEGIC, AND INDEFENSIBLE

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago

All conversations on this travesty should lead with this fact. Don’t overthink it. https://t.co/ExlqGwdXYD — Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 26, 2021 I agree with Willis about this. It's a cruel provision -- you don't have to be a bleeding-heart liberal to understand it. Georgia Republicans would have a hard time explaining how providing food or water can be linked to voter fraud. So it would be nice if Democrats -- *nationwide* -- would make Georgia Republicans have to explain what "election integrity" purpose is served by this provision. I support the provisions of the Democrat...

Pennsylvania: 40 Teachers and Staff from 5 Schools Called in Sick Following Covid Vaccine Jabs

Patch, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

The article listed vaccine side effects that included flu-like fever, headache, chills, body aches, general fatigue, "and more." No details were given about what the additional "and more" side effects are. Governor Tom Wolf hopes all school employees are vaccinated by the end of March.

Lessons to Learn from Kerala

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago

Vijay Prashad interviews the finance minister of the populous Indian state about the “hop, skip and jump” gains by the Left Democratic Front government there.

Bill Gates Wants to Spray the Sky with Chalk Dust to Block the Sun

Daily Mail, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

A Bill Gates-funded experiment plans to dim the sun by sending a large balloon 12 miles above a town and dropping 2kg of chalk dust into the stratosphere to block the sun's rays from hitting the surface. Experts warn that if used at large scale, this could be disastrous for weather systems in ways no one can predict.

Interview with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Who Is Standing for Freedom

Ben Shapiro, Need To Know - 15 hours ago

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem explains in this interview why she did not shut down businesses in her state over the threat of Covid-19. She followed the Constitution and trusted the citizens to make their own decisions. South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate and the fewest businesses failures.

BREAKING: Activists occupy (ex) London police station

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago

Activists have occupied a former police station in South London, close to where Sarah Everard was last seen, to demand the withdrawal of Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill. The group have already been served eviction papers, and are calling for people to support them. You can find them on Instagram @not.a.cop.shop.

US, Lobbyists and Arm Dealers Scramble to Reposition Amid Impending Saudi Defeat in Yemen

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago

WASHINGTON — In his last months in office, former President Donald Trump gave American defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Reaper drone manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems billions in projected earnings through a controversial $23 billion arms deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a deal now “under review” by the Biden administration.

Nord Stream 2: Don’t Make a Bad Deal Worse

Joseph Haberman, Thomas Graham, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Joseph Haberman, Thomas Graham* *Nord Stream 2, Europe* [image: Nord Stream 2] Rather than antagonize its European partners with more sanctions in a crusade to preserve the status quo, the Biden administration should direct its resources toward preparing for a world in which Nord Stream 2 becomes a reality. The Biden administration faces an urgent decision on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project that will test its diplomatic skills and policy judgment. For the past two years, the United States has escalated sanctions against Russian and European firms in an effor...

Does North Korea Have 13,000 Coronavirus Cases?

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *North Korea Coronavirus, * “According to regional statistics… the number of patients who died due to suspected coronavirus symptoms is more than 100,” an official in the region told RFA’s Korean Service this week. Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, North Korea has been claiming that there are no cases of the virus in the country. At the same time, North Korea has engaged in draconian measures to close its border with China and otherwise prevent the spread of the disease. However, a new report out of that country indicates that coronavirus has, in...

This Is the Worst Aircraft Carrier Ever Put to Sea

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Pacific* [image: Wikimedia Commons] By June 1942, the battleship Shinano was complete up to her main deck. But at that point, Japan no longer had use for battleships. So the Imperial Navy decided to just make her into a carrier. This was not a good idea. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As a ship designed to prolong the ability of Japan’s carriers to fight without returning to port, it was designed to support Japan’s tradition of keeping men, ships, and planes on the frontline until they were killed and destroyed. As we know now, this was a major con...

Could This Stealth Something Be the Future of War?

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Drones, Europe* European air forces and manufacturers are delving into sophisticated technologies. *Here's What You Need to Know*: It is not clear where LOUT is going, but it may yet bear enough fruit to keep Europe competitive in the stealth race with the other major powers. The Low Observable UAV Testbed, or LOUT, isn’t a fighter or a bomber. It is a 4-ton, diamond-shaped drone intended for research into stealth technologies. Developed by Airbus under a German military contract, LOUT “was developed with a holistic approach to stealth so that it could address t...

If the Next India-Pakistan War Goes Nuclear, It Will Destroy the World

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *India-Pakistan War, * Recurring terrorist attacks by Pakistan-sponsored militant groups over the status of India’s Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state have repeatedly led to threats of conventional military retaliation by New Delhi. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *India and Pakistan account for over one-fifth world’s population, and therefore a significant share of economic activity. Should their major cities become irradiated ruins with their populations decimated, a tremendous disruption would surely result. Between February 26 and 27 in 2019, Indian...

Introducing the SA80: A Serious Contender for the Worst Military Rifle Ever

Paul Richard Huard, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Paul Richard Huard* *Army Rifle, * Despite some talk of replacing the weapon, the British military plans to keep the SA80 until at least the 2020s — whether or not the lads like it. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The 80s gave us so many great innovations, but this British assault rifle was not one of them. The SA80 is the British Army’s main assault rifle, and everything about it just screams “1980s.” The British Army Rumor Service — a message board and comedy site — described it as the weaponized version of civil servant, “as it doesn’t work, and can’t be fired.” The rif...

What's Behind India’s Growing Democratic Deficit?

Ramesh Thakur, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Ramesh Thakur* *Democracy, Asia* India’s elections remain largely free and fair, but the shrinkage of democratic, secular and federal spaces between elections is cause for concern. In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index published in early February, the world’s top five democracies are Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada. North Korea sits triumphantly at the bottom. India is classified as one of the world’s 52 ‘flawed democracies’. Its score dropped from 7.92 in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power to 6.61 last year, and its globa...

Taiwan Is Experiencing a Surge in Pro-Independence Sentiment

James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*James Holmes* *China, Asia* A recent poll has shattered longstanding patterns in Taiwanese popular opinion. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Taiwanese have long understood that Hong Kong’s fate today would be theirs tomorrow should they submit to unification. “Independence Support Spikes,” blared a headline this week in the *Taipei Times*, one of my favorite erstwhile publishing haunts. And blare it should. A Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation poll indicated that a striking 54 percent of respondents favor early independence from China, 23.4 percent back the cross-strait status...

China Could Soon Launch Stealth Fighters From Its Carriers

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Stealth Fighters, Asia* Details of the new J-20 “Powerful Dragon” are sparse, but it is a twin-engined, 35-ton fighter. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Beijing reportedly opted for the heavier and presumably more expensive aircraft. The race to build China’s carrier-based stealth fighter may be over. The competition had been between the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation’s J-20 and the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s FC-31 over which aircraft would fly from China’s next generation of aircraft carriers. And the winner is...the J-20, according to the Hong Kong-based Sou...

No, Iran's Cruise Missiles Aren't Better Than America's

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Cruise Missiles, Middle East* Iran has a history of unveiling wonder weapons that aren’t so wonderful. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Tehran likes to talk a big game. The newest Iranian weapon, the Mobin, was displayed at the MAKS 2019 defense trade show in Russia in August. The cruise missile has a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles), a speed of 900 kilometers (560 miles) per hour, and a maximum altitude of 45,000 feet. It also features a warhead of up to 120 kilograms (265 pounds) and has a “low radar cross-section and high radar-evading capability,” according ...

Historical Fact: The U.S. Navy Was Smashed by Tragedies in 1960s

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *U.S. Navy History, * Safety issues and mistakes caused many deadly tragedies on several U.S. warships. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The succession of devastating accidents in the 1960s cost hundreds of lives. However, they did have one positive aftereffect: they confronted the U.S. Navy with major deficiencies with its safety culture, and forced it to implement serious reforms to training and upgrades to its equipment, including the installation of flight deck “wash down” systems and employing more stable munitions. A series of collisions involving U.S...

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle Is About to Become Even Nastier

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Bradley Fighting Vehicle, * [image: U.S. Army] The Aided Target Recognition is meant to be a breakthrough technology that will help soldiers know what kind of vehicles or aircraft are approaching and if they are hostile. If you were a gunner in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when, suddenly, you faced both an armored enemy vehicle and an armed aircraft, your position would immediately be vulnerable. In fact, life and death might hang in the balance of how quickly you are able to recognize and attack the approaching enemy targets. Army weapons developers, many of whom ha...

America Cannot Afford to Lose the Race Against China to 5G

Satya Marar, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Satya Marar* *Great Power Competition, World* [image: Great Power Competition] Here is how the U.S. market economy can provide a huge competitive advantage, but only if the government unleashes that power and works with American allies to push back. The United States and other liberal democracies are falling behind authoritarian China in the global 5G race. And if a recent report from Boston Consulting Group is any indication, then it’ll be an expensive race to lose. Only expedient action by U.S. policymakers can remove barriers currently impeding our companies and innovators fr...

Could This Picture Show How the Army Could Sink China's Warships?

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Army, Americas* [image: U.S. Army] The Precision Strike Missile will be able to network with a variety of sensors and will be able to hit targets out at sea. The Army envisions its emerging and now-in-development 500km-ranged Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) as a unique and potentially breakthrough multi-domain weapon system able to destroy enemy air defenses and even surface ships at great distances. Service weapons developers, many of whom see the PrSM as a critical and fast-evolving innovation, are already expanding their vision for the weapon and looking b...

A Submersible Aircraft Carrier: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Though the concept has existed since World War II, recent advances in technology may finally make this hypothetical platform a reality. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Drone technology and advances in material science could finally make these fantastical weapons feasible. If submarines possessed the high vision and quick speed of aircraft, they could dramatically extend their reach. If aircraft took off and landed from underwater platforms, their staging and strikes would be stealthier and more secure. But combining the two epoch-making weapon...

Ron DeSantis: The GOPs 2024 Candidate to Take on Joe Biden?

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Ron DeSantis] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saw the most support from poll participants who identified themselves as “Trump-first Republicans,” while former Vice President Mike Pence received a strong backing from “party-first Republicans.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has garnered the leading spot in a potential 2024 Republican presidential primary, if former President Donald Trump does not decide to run, according to a new poll. DeSantis was the favorite among his competitors, as he earned seventeen percent of support from Republican...

Nuclear World: Why the Soviets Gave Up on Building a Nuclear Tank

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *History, Europe* The idea of tanks that could fight in a nuclear war was appealing to American and Soviet leaders... at least for a while. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Taran might not have killed the concept of a nuclear tank for the Soviets. One of the key features of the Object 195 tank prototype (considered by some to be the predecessor of the current T-14 Armata) was its ability to fire 152mm artillery rounds out of its main gun. In the 1950s and 1960s when tactical nuclear weapons were expected to rule the battlefield, the Soviet Army developed a v...

The Army Has a Master Plan to Strike with Robotic Combat Vehicles

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Army Robots, Americas* [image: U.S. Army] The new RCV-Light could function as a scout, conduct counter-drone operations, or follow behind manned vehicles into battle. Army soldiers are shaping the future of combat robots in warfare by telling senior weapons developers how best to modify, evolve, develop and prepare certain promising new technologies expected to change future warfare. In one recent instance, dismounted infantry helped reshape thinking about the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light (RCV-Light) by engaging in what the Army calls “soldier touchpoint” exer...

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago

From Jenna Orkin The Big, Stuck Boat Is Glorious Meet The New Yorkers Hunting Down The Coronavirus Variants We Must Start Planning For a Permanent PandemicSurprising study finds sharks are key to restoring damaged habitats, fighting climate change Australia swamped by worst flooding in decades; spiders, snakes are everywhere The World Is Facing a Coffee Deficit in Supply Chain ‘Nightmare’ The field of economics has long excluded women, and it goes back to basic theories developed by men 5 steps anyone can take to start an urban farm and generate income, from the company behind Fenway ...

ARE PCR TESTING KITS CARRYING CANCER?

The Healing Oracle Team, Healing Oracle - 3 days ago

Recent live streaming by an online channel has raised a storm on the internet. Is the self-testing RT PCR kit a source of a known cancer-causing agent? Apparently, a host on The Freeman Channel recently... The post ARE PCR TESTING KITS CARRYING CANCER? appeared first on Healing Oracle.

Critics Pile On President Biden's Press Conference And The Media's Performance

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

*Philip Wegmann, Real clear Politics:* *President Biden Finally Meets the Press * The new president started with good news. Joe Biden told reporters assembled at the White House for his first official press conference that he now expects 200 million doses of the COVID vaccine will be administered by the end of his first 100 days in office. And that’s not all. He expects the majority of K-8 students will soon be back in the classroom. He announced that more than 100 million Americans have cashed their $1,400 relief checks. He was pleased to report that unemployment is down and ec...

Do Rising Charter Tides Lift All Boats?

Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago

So lately we've been getting the charter-pushing return of the notion that the rising tide lifts all boats. Here's Fordham Institute's head honcho Mike Petrilli at The Hill, throwing in a side of "follow the science" because Petrilli is great (and I say this with all sincerity) at working the angles. The "science" that he's referring to is a 2019 study-ish thing that Fordham put out (with Walton financing), authored by David Griffith, entitled Rising Tide: Charter School Market Share and Student Achievement. The idea he sets out to prove is that when charters open up, the resulti...

Incomplete and Indecisive USPS Board Flounders and Awaits Direction

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

Despite Biden moving to fill open USPS board seats, don't get your hopes up.

Trudeau trash talks Putin. Stops short of calling him a “killer”

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago

Trudeau trash talks Putin. Stops short of calling him a “killer” ****News Topic 343***** Russian President Putin has done ‘terrible things’ & doesn’t care ‘what Western world thinks of him,’ says Canadian PM Trudeau Russian President Putin has done ‘terrible things’ & doesn’t care ‘what Western world thinks of him,’ says Canadian PM Trudeau Russian […]

Warnings on the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 in Mexico

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The undersecretary of Health of Mexico and strategist against the coronavirus pandemic, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, warned on Thursday, March 25th, about the possibility of a third epidemic wave of Covid-19 in his country, the day it surpassed the mark of 200,000 deaths linked to the disease. Faced with such a scenario, […] The post Warnings on the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 in Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times.

Jim Eagle??? Biden’s dull, scripted Press Conference

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 15 hours ago

Jim Eagle??? Biden’s dull, scripted Press Conference ****News Topic 342***** Joe Biden Confirms Plan To Run In 2024 & Gut Filibuster During 62 Minute First Solo Presser Joe Biden Confirms Plan To Run In 2024 & Gut Filibuster During 62 Minute First Solo Presser Update (1430ET) : After 62 minutes, having answered questions from 10 […]

Thought double face masks & goggles were enough? Enter NOSE MASKS

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

RT Mexican researchers have solved the problem of eating and drinking while keeping the mouth-space hermetically sealed against viral contamination. A new mask design blocks... The post Thought double face masks & goggles were enough? Enter NOSE MASKS appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

The Carbon Tax

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

The Supreme court has ruled on the carbon tax. Dianne Saxe writes that yesterday was a good day: When pollution is “free” we get more of it; when polluters pay for their damage, it’s remarkable how quickly they find alternatives. Without a carbon price, we will probably speed ever faster towards climate breakdown. For decades, federal and provincial conservatives have fought putting a price on pollution: The Conservative premiers who spent millions attacking the federal law dismantled climate action in their own provinces. Doug Ford’s “Environment Plan” emphasizes litter pick up...

Creepiest ad ever: Clinton, Bush, and Obama want you to get the COVID vaccine

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

LifeSiteNews WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In what is arguably the creepiest Public Service Announcement (PSA) ever foisted upon the American public, former Presidents... The post Creepiest ad ever: Clinton, Bush, and Obama want you to get the COVID vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

You Just Can’t Make This Up: Democrats Argue Removing Dead People from Voter Rolls Is “Voter Suppression”

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft It’s a reliable voting block. On Tuesday Democrats held a hearing on the election transformation bill HR1 that will... The post You Just Can’t Make This Up: Democrats Argue Removing Dead People from Voter Rolls Is “Voter Suppression” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Brazil’s Lula blames Bolsonaro for the “greatest genocide in our history”

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva described the situation his country is experiencing due to the pandemic as "the greatest genocide in our history" and blamed the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, for it. "On Tuesday, 3,158 people died in Brazil as a result of covid. It is the […] The post Brazil’s Lula blames Bolsonaro for the “greatest genocide in our history” appeared first on The Rio Times.

Biden Loses His Train of Thought – Then Says, ‘The US Should Return to the Type of Filibuster That Existed When I Came to the Senate 120 Years Ago’

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila 78-year-old Joe Biden finally gave his first press conference on Thursday after hiding from reporters for more than two... The post Biden Loses His Train of Thought – Then Says, ‘The US Should Return to the Type of Filibuster That Existed When I Came to the Senate 120 Years Ago’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

CFACT students submit comments opposing oil & gas leasing ban

Adam Houser, CFACT - 15 hours ago

CFACT students urged Interior to reverse the oil and gas leasing ban immediately. The post CFACT students submit comments opposing oil & gas leasing ban appeared first on CFACT.

Trouble with the Ghislaine Maxwell case?

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

The Reactionary – by Techno Fog Today a motion was unsealed in the Ghislaine Maxwell case that give us serious concerns about the government’s case... The post Trouble with the Ghislaine Maxwell case? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

We Must Start Planning For a Permanent Pandemic

A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

Bloomberg – by Andreas Kluth For the past year, an assumption — sometimes explicit, often tacit — has informed almost all our thinking about the... The post We Must Start Planning For a Permanent Pandemic appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Dollargrabber

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

A play about the 1% written by Bruce Gagnon, starring two Maine artists Natasha Mayers and Ed McCarten playing Constance and Herman Dollargrabber. Recorded on Feb. 2012, in Harpswell, Maine Community TV station.

UK aged care home reports 24 dead after Covid vax

Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago

Lying doctors and government trying to cover up the obvious vax deaths from Health Impact News At least twenty-two people have died at a Hampshire care home (Daily Mail is reporting 24 deaths) in one of the worst known outbreaks of the coronavirus pandemic to date. The deaths occurred at Pemberley House Care Home in […]

Bayer Admit Defeat in Groundbreaking Roundup Cancer Case as Ongoing Liability Deal Challenged

Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 16 hours ago

Bayer-Monsanto have announced that they will not be asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $20.6 million verdict awarded to former school groundskeeper, Dewayne Lee Johnson, who proved that their glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup causes cancer. Source: USRTK, By Carey Gillam A unanimous jury found in August 2018 that exposure to Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicides, known […] The post Bayer Admit Defeat in Groundbreaking Roundup Cancer Case as Ongoing Liability Deal Challenged appeared on Sustainable Pulse.

Labor Party disarming dozens of licensed shooters every week, farmers are a prized target

Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 17 hours ago

Labor is following the disarmament instructions from the communist-run United Nations FIREARMS Licensing matters being appealed to the Queensland Civil Administration Tribunal (QCAT) have more then tripled this year alone, costing applicants and Queensland Police more than an estimated $4m in legal fees and expenses. Research undertaken by Shooters Union Australia shows there are currently […]

Video footage of Russian strikes on southern Idlib

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 18 hours ago

[image: Video footage of Russian strikes on southern Idlib] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Russian Spring (RusVesna.SU) YouTube channel released a video this week, showing the Russian Aerospace Forces targeting a site inside the southern countryside of Idlib. The video, which is taken from attacking aircraft, can be seen flying over the targeted site before bombing the target inside the Idlib Governorate town of Banin. According to the channel, the Russian Aerospace Forces used a FAB-500 bomb to attack the site, but it is not clear what group they were targeting, as the Ariha D...

The Christchurch Report Points to Better Avenues for Internet Reform

jschulz, Lawfare - 15 hours ago

YouTube's website (https://www.piqsels.com/en/public-domain-photo-jbvfe/Creative Commons) Two years ago last week, a white supremacist walked into two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand and began spraying bullets upon worshippers, killing 51 people. The attack brought into public view a particular brand of 21st century extremism, making it tough to ignore the enduring strength of white extremist ideas, and the ineffectiveness of Western governments in stamping them out. And the shooter—whose manifesto overflowed with internet jokes, and who livestreamed the shooting “as if it we...

Why Ontario marijuana retail operator Cannabis Xpress is betting on tiny stores

Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago

As far as Chris Jones is concerned, sometimes you have to go small to make it big. The veteran marijuana retail operator is wagering that small, convenience-style locations are the key to sustainable retail profitability in Ontario, the largest recreational cannabis market in Canada. Jones’ latest marijuana retailer, Cannabis Xpress, plans to open its first […] Why Ontario marijuana retail operator Cannabis Xpress is betting on tiny stores is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Entire World Should Be Laughing At America For Pretending To Care About Muslims In China

Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 15 hours ago

The current representative of the US empire finally held his first full press conference yesterday, an embarrassing and undignified affair which saw a gaggle of obsequious imperial stenographers gather round to make believe that important policy decisions about the operation of the most powerful government […]

M'sia's goods trade balance to worsen post-RCEP

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

26-Mar-2021 Malaysia's goods trade balance will decline by 36% or US$4 billion (RM16.4 billion) per annum, post the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a report by the Global Development Policy Centre of Boston University.

The complexities of China's CPTPP entry

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago

26-Mar-2021 There are several sticking points for new entrants into the CPTPP, especially China.

Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger

Marc L. Greenberg, Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Kansas, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago

Western leaders learned the hard way 25 years ago that conflict in the Balkans can become ethnic cleansing. Add Russia into the mix, and Montenegro's new problems are US and European problems, too.

Dominion Voting Sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 Voter Fraud Claims

AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago

Dominion argues that Fox News, which amplified inaccurate assertions that Dominion altered votes, “sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process,” according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by The Associated Press.

How Many More People Have To Die Before We Pass Medicare For All?

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

I recently joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) as they introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2021 in Congress. For me and millions of Americans, this bill’s passage would not only be life-changing—it could be life-saving. In 2010, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer that affects the bone marrow and makes it harder for my body to fight infections. Before I was diagnosed, I was an average 30-something guy who went to the gym and ate right. Today, after 11 years with this disease, I’m still fighting for my life. The post How Ma...

Second Tree Sitter Extracted On Final Day Of Yellow Finch Blockade

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

On Wednesday, March 24th, 2021, the second and final tree sitter at the Yellow Finch blockade in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline was extracted and arrested. This follows the Tuesday arrest of another tree sitter, and marks the final day — day 932 — of the Yellow Finch blockade. After Tuesday’s extraction, police remained on site overnight, shining spotlights at the remaining tree sit. MVP began work again this morning around 7 a.m. By 8 a.m., a rally of local supporters had formed nearby. Around 10 a.m., the large crane that police had brought on site began moving toward...

One Chinese Admiral's Approach to the U.S: "Bomb Its Carriers at Sea"

Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Michael Peck* *Security, * Lou Yuan, deputy chief of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences, is often called China's Curtis LeMay for his bellicose and hawkish statements, including that the PLA should attack and sink America's aircraft carriers. *Key point: *No senior U.S. official could remain in office if they did not respond forcefully to the sinking of U.S. carriers, the very symbol of American power and prestige. Admiral Lou Yuan is China’s Curtis LeMay. LeMay, the U.S. Air Force general who torched Japanese cities and later headed Strategic Air Command, was notorious f...

How South Korea’s ‘Kill Chain’ Could Strike North Korea First in a War

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *South Korean Army, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1529CDE420&share=true] This system is designed to detect and stop a potential deadly North Korean attack. North Korea is again ramping up its nuclear weapons tests, prompting alarm from the United States and Washington’s East Asian allies. Following years of escalation with its Northern counterpart, South Korea has developed a multi-layered doctrine to control for the imminent possibility of a nuclear conflict with Pyongyang. One of the core components of ...

In 1986, the F-111 Aardvark (See the Picture) Almost Assassinated a World Leader

Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* President Ronald Reagan ordered an attack on Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi’s personal compound near Tripoli codenamed Operation El Dorado Canyon. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Desert Storm was the Aardvark’s last hurrah. The F-111 was finally withdrawn from U.S. Air Force service in 1998. Though the Aardvark was good at its job, it had high maintenance costs, and the Air Force judged that its fleet of F-15E Strike Eagles could take care of shorter-range attack missions, while B-1 bombers could handle longer range strikes. The G...

Battleship Plus Aircraft Carrier Equals This Insanely Strange Russian Warship

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Shipbuilding, * Meet the ship that never was. The various proposals—all of them nixed—had the World War II-era ships carrying hundreds of U.S. Marines or launching Harrier jump jets or even firing atomic projectiles. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The Navy came to the conclusion that if the country was going to get its money’s worth from the four battleships, the vessels had to concentrate on their unique abilities: firing massive artillery shells at the enemy. In the early 1980s, four Iowa-class fast battleships originally built during World War II—Iowa, M...

This American..I Mean, Drone From Iran, Could Be a Killer

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Iran’s drones have typically been knock-off western technology with limited ordinance capacity and very limited range when compared to their American counterparts. But, Tehran’s drone program could be getting a GPS boost. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If true, this lessens the technological military advantage of both regional adversaries (Israel) and those of the United States. This tech could be exported to Iran’s regional allies like Hezbollah in Lebanon, Yemen, or indeed to Syria, where this has presumably already happened. Iran’s drones have...

What Can Universities Do to Combat Anti-Asian Racism?

Sara Weissman, Diverse - 15 hours ago

After a series of shootings at Asian spas killed eight people in Atlanta – six of them Asian women – the country is undergoing a reckoning with anti-Asian racism. Asian American faculty and staff say campuses have a role to play in this moment.

Nicaragua Rebuffs Attacks At Human Rights Hearing

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

Nicaragua was one of the first countries in Latin America to give constitutional rights to its Indigenous peoples and its laws to protect their territories are justly famous (especially the Autonomy Law of 1986 and the Demarcation Law of 2003). Some 40,000 Indigenous families live in areas that are legally owned and administered by over 300 Indigenous communities, covering almost a third of the country. Governmental recognition of land rights was the first step in tackling incursions by non-Indigenous settlers from western Nicaragua and the violent conflicts they sometimes produce. ...