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The Logical Basis is a Difference in Incentives
David Henderson, Econlib - 6 hours ago
British economist Charles A. E. Goodhart writes: Thus, people voting with their dollars are supposed to be rational and to reach an efficient outcome, but when they vote with their ballots, they may not achieve their own best interests. I have always found it difficult to perceive the logical basis for this dichotomy. This is […] The post The Logical Basis is a Difference in Incentives appeared first on Econlib.
Learn To Code
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
Tim Pool — Corporate Media Hit By Layoffs As Trump Slump Means Democrats Have No Unifying Villain To Exploit h/t Eagle
Wormwood Tea: Can It Deliver Health Benefits?
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Wormwood’s rather uncommon name might make you wonder what this plant (also known as Artemisia absinthium L.) can offer, but research has revealed it has multiple health-boosting abilities. Wormwood oils and extracts, which are typically taken from its leaves, stems and flowers, are believed to possess neuroprotective, antifungal and […] The post Wormwood Tea: Can It Deliver Health Benefits? appeared first on Health Nut News.
UK Government Changes Recommendations on Pregnant Women Getting Experimental COVID Injections Causing at Least 20 Miscarriages So Far
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
It saddens us to have to report that as a result of receiving a dose of either the Pfizer / BioNTech MRNA vaccine or the Oxford / Astrazeneca Viral Vector (still MRNA technology), a total of twenty women have now had to suffer the grief of having a miscarriage and losing their unborn child. Adverse reactions to both jabs reported to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme up to the 21st February shows that the number has almost doubled in just seven days when compared with the previous weeks data, which included adverse reactions to both jabs. When the Pfizer jab was first approved for emergen...
UK Government Changes Recommendations on Pregnant Women Getting Experimental COVID Injections Causing at Least 20 Miscarriages So Far
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
It saddens us to have to report that as a result of receiving a dose of either the Pfizer / BioNTech MRNA vaccine or the Oxford / Astrazeneca Viral Vector (still MRNA technology), a total of twenty women have now had to suffer the grief of having a miscarriage and losing their unborn child. Adverse reactions to both jabs reported to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme up to the 21st February shows that the number has almost doubled in just seven days when compared with the previous weeks data, which included adverse reactions to both jabs. When the Pfizer jab was first approved for emergen...
“Bordeaux’s Answer to Climate Change? Six New Grapes”
David Middleton, Debunk House - 6 hours ago
Bordeaux’s Answer to Climate Change? Six New Grapes.
As Expected- New Outbreak in BC LTC home where staff and residents were “vaccinated”
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*Weasel word usage alert* *Dr BS Bonnie says the cases“seem milder”And it doesn’t "transmit as much”What the basis for comparison Dr Bonnie?* *CBC * *A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in B.C.'s Interior Health region where staff and residents had already received vaccines, the provincial health officer announced Monday.In a live news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said being vaccinated doesn't mean transmission will be stopped and that precautions must remain in place for seniors and care homes. "You can ...
a sense of history, a sense of outrage
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Washington is not backing off its evil, illegal, immoral and very costly war$ *(Biden is soonto be goneas the oligarchyconsolidates power,his usefulness now over)* America has little legitimacy around the world thus Mr. Big's use of the hammer to enforce empire Back home things rapidly coming apart at the seams *(human andinfrastructure collapseright on schedule,the masses no longerneeded in the coming age ofrobotics and AI)* Public is distracted by infotainment, party politics, divide and conquer, depression and resignation, which always plays a huge part in public demob...
Concerning Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021* *...and onward toward fairy tale: *We've been discussing "the novelization of news" since 1999. It's a form of "motivated reasoning." When journalists engage in the novelization of news, they invent, disappear and rearrange facts in service to some preferred, preconceived Storyline. As a general matter, complexity must be removed from the story. A simplified moral tale must emerge. Our journalists engage in this type of novelization to an amazing degree. In their treatment of Oprah's interview with the royals, our journalists have been moving past novel...
Moderna’s Top Scientist on mRNA Technology in COVID Shots: “We are Actually Hacking the Software of Life”
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
Veteran investigative reporter Leo Hohmann has discovered a 2017 Ted Talk presentation by Dr. Tal Zaks, the chief medical officer at Moderna Inc., where he clearly explains in layperson's language just what the mRNA technology does in vaccines. (Thanks to Patrick Wood of Technocracy News for publishing this.) As Dr. Zaks clearly states, they are "hacking the software of life," by injecting their own genetic code into humans. What we are witnessing in this new class of "vaccines" is clearly the wedding together of digital technology born out of the computer age, with Darwinian biolo...
Syrian Army and ISIS trade attacks in eastern Syria
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army and ISIS trade attacks in eastern Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) forces traded attacks in eastern Syria this week, with both sides inflicting casualties on the other. According to a report on Tuesday, the Syrian Arab Army targeted a pick-up truck carrying ISIS militants through the Badiya Al-Sham region of western Deir Ezzor, resulting in a number of casualties in the ranks of the terrorist group. Major General Nizar Ahmed Al-Khader, head of the security and military committee in Deir ...
Work in 2021: What Makes a “Good Job” Good?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 23 hours ago
Yves here. This post focuses on the nature of work, as well as having a job, as in paid employment. I am personally offended by those who try to take the position that everyone should get an income and no one should work. How do you propose to have your abode cleaned, not just the […]
26th state added to distribution list of cheese behind deadly Listeria outbreak
News Desk, Food Safety News - 6 hours ago
Consumers in another state, Rhode Island, should check their homes for certain Queso-style cheeses that have been tied to a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. The Food and Drug Administration got word today about the distribution in Rhode Island, which is the 26th state to be confirmed as having received the recalled cheeses, according... Continue Reading
Did John Steinbeck Write a Horror Story About a Kid Being Chewed By Gum?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
"I'm not chewing it, sir. It's chewing me."
"Shaya's Home Run"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
*"Shaya's Home Run"* by Paysach Krohn "In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school careers, while others can be mainstreamed into conventional yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs. There are a few children who attend Chush for most of the week and go to a regular school on Sundays. At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out, “Where is the perfection i...
Biden Won’t Put His Name on Relief Checks, Unlike Trump
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The next round of paper checks will bear the signature of a career official at the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
Are U.S. Special Forces Using Armed Robots?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS) has been tested by the U.S. military for around fifteen years but never deployed. U.S. Special Forces may have quickly fielded their own alternative. QINETIQ *Forbes:* *Are U.S. Special Forces Quietly Using Armed Robots?* There is a taboo about putting weapons on robots. When Dallas police killed a sniper using an improvised bomb on a robot in 2016, there was a national outcry, and the tactic has not been repeated. The same caution has long applied in the U.S. military, and any suggestion that robots will get weapons still draws a...
Lula 2022 hopes brighten as Brazil’s top court eyes vote to toss graft evidence
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A day after Brazil’s leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had his graft convictions overturned, he may see the evidence against him thrown out by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 9th, clearing his name ahead of a possible 2022 presidential run. The Supreme Court said that Justice […] The post Lula 2022 hopes brighten as Brazil’s top court eyes vote to toss graft evidence appeared first on The Rio Times.
"If We're Lucky..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
“Maybe we accept the dream has become a nightmare. We tell ourselves that reality is better. We convince ourselves it’s better that we never dream at all. But, the strongest of us, the most determined of us, holds on to the dream or we find ourselves faced with a fresh dream we never considered. We wake to find ourselves, against all odds, feeling hopeful. And, if we’re lucky, we realize in the face of everything, in the face of life the true dream is being able to dream at all.” - Dr. Meredith Grey, “Grey’s Anatomy”
President Biden's Aides Shut Down The Press At Today's Public Appearance
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Biden’s handlers aggressively prevent the press from asking POTUS any questions after his brief remarks at a D.C. hardware store pic.twitter.com/kTXFIe9ERM — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 9, 2021 *Zero Hedge:** 'Weekend At Biden's?' Handlers Shut Down Yet Another Q&A After Public Appearance * For the third time in as many days *(the previous two detailed here*), President Biden's handlers abruptly panicked at the prospect of him answering a question from the press. Today's debacle takes place in a DC hardware store as double-mask-wearing Biden stares blankly at the store owne...
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "What I Have Learned So Far"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
*"What I Have Learned So Far"* "Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside, looking into the shining world? Because, properly attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion. Can one be passionate about the just, the ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit to no labor in its cause? I don't think so. All summations have a beginning, all effect has a story, all kindness begins with the sown seed. Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of light is the crossroads of- indolence, or action. Be ignited, or be gone." ~ Ma...
Brazilian government concerned about crisis in Paraguay; fears removal of its president
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The outbreak of a new institutional crisis in Paraguay worries the Jair Bolsonaro government, which fears the removal of an ally – President Mario Abdo Benítez – and the resulting destabilization of the region during a pandemic. Paraguay is experiencing protests that have taken to the streets, mainly in Asunción, […] The post Brazilian government concerned about crisis in Paraguay; fears removal of its president appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Trillion Or Two? Don’t Worry Says Roger Harrabin
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 7 hours ago
By Paul Homewood x This really does show how Roger Harrabin’s mind works! https://twitter.com/RHarrabin/status/1369315573604249605?s=20 If inconvenient facts emerge, well why not just ignore them! He talks about “imponderable damage”, yet even this English Lit graduate surely realises that zeroing Britain’s tiny contribution to world emissions will not make the slightest difference […]
First Lawsuit Filed in US To Refuse Forced Vaccination Requirements
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - Absent of a pandemic, these vaccines would not have seen the light of day for years.
Regenerative Food and Farming: The Road Forward
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - Regenerative agriculture and animal husbandry are the next and higher stage of organic food and farming.
Journalist Detained At GEO Group Halfway House Faces Retaliation For Exposing COVID-19 Outbreak
Ella Fassler, Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
Keith Malik Washington faces retaliation for exposing a COVID-19 outbreak at a halfway house operated by GEO Group. The post Journalist Detained At GEO Group Halfway House Faces Retaliation For Exposing COVID-19 Outbreak appeared first on Shadowproof.
GM sees growing deterioration of Brazil’s business environment
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - General Motors' CEO in South America, Carlos Zarlenga, yesterday made yet another pessimistic assessment of the business environment in Brazil. In reference to Ford's decision to close its plants, he highlighted that "players' leaving is evidence of the difficulties in maintaining investments in the country." In addition, the situation is […] The post GM sees growing deterioration of Brazil’s business environment appeared first on The Rio Times.
Moderna’s Top Scientist on mRNA Technology in COVID Shots: “We are Actually Hacking the Software of Life”
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 8 hours ago
Veteran investigative reporter Leo Hohmann has discovered a 2017 Ted Talk presentation by Dr. Tal Zaks, the chief medical officer at Moderna Inc., where he clearly explains in layperson's language just what the mRNA technology does in vaccines. (Thanks to Patrick Wood of Technocracy News for publishing this.) As Dr. Zaks clearly states, they are "hacking the software of life," by injecting their own genetic code into humans. What we are witnessing in this new class of "vaccines" is clearly the wedding together of digital technology born out of the computer age, with Darwinian biolo...
Enforcing Orthodoxy
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
YouTube’s decision to remove a Consortium News CN Live! segment on Feb. 24 formidably takes its place among many such incidents involving numerous social media carriers and the enterprises that use them to disseminate information. The video-sharing platform, which has been a Google property since 2006, subsequently rejected an appeal lodged by Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News. Lauria has since published extensively on these events, and his commentaries are readily available. The webcast in question is not: Silicon Valley technicians of no discernible qualifications in such ma...
KC Tenants’ Month Of Activism Broke The System
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Daniel Halferty was behind on rent. “When I made a partial payment in October, [my landlord] texted me, berating me.” Halferty had been hunting for a job since April, but with a history of cancer and traumatic brain injury, he was cautious about finding a job that would be fairly safe from COVID-19. Halferty started his new job at the end of November, and made a payment plan to catch up on past-due rent. That was fine with his landlord, Ellis Real Estate, until Halferty asked to delay just 2 weeks, so he could prevent his utilities from being shut off. Then his landlord stopped ...
Harrison Champions Increased Student Access at Miami Dade College
Marcus Bright, Diverse - 9 hours ago
Miami Dade College (MDC) Provost Dr. Malou Harrison has taken aggressive and direct action to address gaps in higher education access and success for Black students through her spearheading of the Rising Black Scholars program.
Bayer’s Class Action Settlement Plan Draws Widespread Outrage, Opposition
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
More than 90 law firms and more than 160 lawyers have notified a federal court judge overseeing U.S. Roundup litigation that they oppose Monsanto owner Bayer AG’s $2 billion plan to settle future claims the company expects to be brought by people diagnosed with cancer they blame on use of Monsanto’s herbicide products. In recent days, nine separate objections to the plan and four amicus briefs have been filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, letting Judge Vince Chhabria know the extent of opposition to the proposed class settlement. Chhabria ha...
Bad News for NATO: Poland Lost to Russia in a Massive Wargame
John Rossomando, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*John Rossomando* *Wargames, Europe* It's no coincidence that Russia’s Western Military District contains some of its most competent units. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In addition to Russia’s military buildup on its own territory, it has worked with neighboring Belarus to enhance its capability of denying access to NATO aircraft both over its territory and in Poland with S-400 batteries. Polish forces suffered a crushing defeat in a wargame called “Winter-20.” It sought answers to what could happen were Russia to throw all of the military might it has in its Western Mili...
Meet the Colt Mustang: The Little Gun That Made a Big Comeback
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *Colt Mustang, Americas* [image: https://www.sportsmans.com/medias/colt-mustang-pistol-1432609-1.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3w4NjE4NXxpbWFnZS9qcGVnfGltYWdlcy9oMmIvaGE2Lzk3MDc4NjY5NDc2MTQuanBnfGVlNjk1MjBhNTAwYWFkYTU4NDg3NjgwN2Y3MTVhYTVkMGNmMzUzMTY5MjdjODNiOWIxY2MzOThmMWY2YWEzYWY] This excellent and reliable weapon has been in service for two centuries. The Colt Mustang has been around for nearly 200 years, and is likely one of the models America’s founding fathers would have approved of. After discontinuing the model for a while, Colt brought it back for its 175t...
Lasers: Enemy Number One of Chinese Drone Swarms?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Lasers, Americas* Lasers are particularly effective as short-range air defense systems. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Army hopes that ground-based lasers will provide an effective and cost-efficient means to defend against two major new threats. After decades of being confined to experimental prototypes and Star Wars movies, laser weapons today are on the verge of entering wide-scale service, whether in the hands of infantry, mounted on trucks, armored vehicles, warships and even Air Force fighters. Lasers focus beams of light to produce intense heat. T...
CO2 and Global Warming: I’m still not convinced
GCD, ClimateCite - 7 hours ago
‘SCIENTIFIC CHICANERY’ ignoring the physics of CO2 and demonizing it as carbon pollution with mangled definitions of science terms explains the fake climate crisis By James G Matkin | February 15, 2021 Every time I get curious about how CO2 is impacting the Earth’s climate, it seems I always find articles that agree upon one thing: The amount of carbon …
How 18 million Americans could move into rural areas – without leaving home
Jesse Longhurst, Assistant Professor of Education, Southern Oregon University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
A federal proposal could effectively reclassify the homes of millions of Americans as rural, not urban – without anything actually changing about their communities.
The Biden Collective's Imperial Poison—The Lincoln Reflex, Mobilized, Can Defeat It
Barbara Boyd, LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts - 7 hours ago
This week’s update surveys the attempt to permanently steal U.S. elections amidst a growing popular revolt against Nancy Pelosi land and Obama’s kindergarten which sits in the White House. Wall Street's bought minions are fleeing the Senate, the young recognize they have been dealt a no-future, gender-fluid world, and Trump voters are self-organizing. Arming this ferment with the American System of Lincoln and LaRouche is the path forward. Defeating HR 1, which would permanently steal U.S. elections, becomes an essential inflection point.
Remains of Cold War-Era Russian Sub Seen in Film Catch Fire
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A Cold War-era Russian submarine once seen in a movie starring Harrison Ford caught fire as workers were using a blowtorch to cut it up for scrap.
Science Says Silence Is Vital For Our Brains
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Azriel ReShel* - While noise creates stress, silence relieves stress and tension in the brain and body.
AOC Is Upset: Progressives Took Major Losses in Coronavirus Relief Bill
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: AOC] The new version of the bill also has stricter income eligibility requirements for the $1,400 direct payments than the original bill passed by the House earlier this month. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is expected to hit his desk later this week, as progressive Democrats tangle in frustration after taking a trio of blows from the Senate that knocked off far-Left provisions in the updated version of the massive bill. House progressives, however, indicated that they will still stand behind the st...
South Korea Has a Plan to Influence Biden on North Korea: Join the Quad?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *South Korea Quad, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC22AL9YBXS7&share=true] Seoul has been wary of antagonizing Beijing, but it wants to have a peace regime with Pyongyang. It appears that South Korea now may be considering joining the Quad Plus, a regional network of countries that it previously shunned, in order to possibly influence U.S. policy on North Korea. Hwang Ji-hwan, a member of the South Korean president’s commission on policy planning, has stated that the Moon Jae-in administration is not a pr...
Russia's New Yasen-M Submarine: Armed with Hypersonic Missiles?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Russian Navy, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2W0I9D93E3&share=true] The submarine comes with upgrades and is thought to be able to carry hypersonic missiles. One of the first serially produced Yasen-M submarines, K-573 *Novosibirsk,* is slated to enter service in Russia’s Navy later this year. “The nuclear submarine will be handed over to the fleet in the fourth quarter of 2021,” a defense industry insider source told the Russian news outlet TASS earlier this week. “Prior to that, the *Novosibirsk* is t...
Biden Kicks Off His Democracy Agenda in Central America
Robert Carlson, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Robert Carlson* *Politics, Americas* If the United States cannot protect democracy in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, then the White House should be far more restrained in its ambitions for the rest of the world. President Joe Biden’s support for democracy is a welcome change after Trump’s embrace of authoritarianism, both at home and abroad. Before embarking on a global crusade, however, Biden should begin with a more modest goal: bolstering governance in the Northern Triangle, a small group of countries where the United States has unique leverage. If the United States c...
All Of Humanity’s Problems Are Caused By A Lack Of Awareness
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Caitlin Johnstone* - If we had sufficient awareness of what’s true, in ourselves and in our world, we would have paradise on earth.
Four Oaks, One Sacred Destiny: Recreating Notre Dame’s Spire
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The 93-metre-high spire, made of wood and clad in lead, became the most potent symbol of the April 2019 blaze when it was seen engulfed in flames, collapsing dramatically into the inferno.
a sense of history, a sense of outrage.....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
Washington is not backing off its evil, illegal, immoral and very costly war*$* *(Biden is soonto be goneas the oligarchyconsolidates power,his usefulness now over)* America has little legitimacy around the world thus Mr. Big's use of the hammer to enforce empire Back home things rapidly coming apart at the seams *(human andinfrastructure collapseright on schedule,the masses no longerneeded in the coming age ofrobotics and AI)* Public is distracted by infotainment, party politics, divide and conquer, depression and resignation, which plays a huge part in public demobiliz...
Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ Author, Dead at 91
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Juster's friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted that Juster “ran out of stories” and died “peacefully.”
Margin Of Fortification
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to expand access to, and education about, voter registration and election information, and to combat misinformation, in order to enable all eligible Americans to participate in our democracy. Related.
Was Pepé Le Pew ‘Canceled’ Because of an NYT Op-Ed?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Many took to social media to claim without evidence that the lecherous skunk was the latest "cancel culture" victim.
Will Prisoners Receive COVID-19 Stimulus Checks?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Sen. Tom Cotton tweeted that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, would also receive a check as part of a relief bill.
Did Piers Morgan Say He Was ‘Ghosted’ by Meghan Markle?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Social media users suggested that some personal history might explain Morgan's criticism of Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021.
How the Allies Tried to Develop "Cloaking Devices" to Combat Nazi Subs
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Clocking Device, Europe* Nazi Germany's impressive submarines inspired some interesting innovations from the countries fighting against them in WWII. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *World War II-era submarines needed to surface frequently to suck in air for their diesel generators. Surfaced submarines, however, could be detected on radar and swiftly attacked by Allied patrol planes. But watchful U-Boat commanders could spot sub-hunting planes from miles away and crash dive in less than a minute to evade them. Cloaking devices are a staple of science fictio...
Joe Biden's Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: A $1.9 Trillion Disaster
Matthew D. Dickerson, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Matthew D. Dickerson* *Joe Biden Stimulus, * Instead of wasting trillions of dollars on things that have nothing to do with COVID-19, the correct response to this problem should be targeted and temporary policies that are focused on reducing the spread of the virus. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” is expected to be signed into law this week. Though regularly billed as “the COVID-19 relief bill,” the legislation is not focused on reducing the spread of the disease. Instead, it is stuffed with a wish list of progressive policies that have nothing to do w...
Operation Sea Lion: The Nazi Invasion of Britain that Never Happened
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *military, Europe* Examining an invasion plan that, if executed correctly, could have changed the course of World War II and of world history. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Nazi warplanners knew that Operation Sea Lion was doomed unless Germany controlled the skies over the English Channel. Without doubt, the fall of France was an unmitigated disaster for the Allied cause. However, for all its failures in command, strategy, and tactics, it could have been much worse. During the first week of June 1940, a total of 335,000 British and French soldi...
Olympics Needs to Uphold Ban on Iran’s Discrimination
David May, Benjamin Weinthal, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*David May, Benjamin Weinthal* *Iran Olympics, Middle East* The CAS ruling sends the wrong message to Tehran. The principles of the Olympic Charter and the lives of Iranian athletes ought to compel more than this. While Iran’s harassment of athletes knows no limits, its punishment must, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Monday. The CAS determined that the International Judo Federation had no “legal basis” for serving Iran an unlimited suspension over its boycott of Israeli athletes. However, the court recognized that the judo federation had committed “serious violation...
China's Military Can't Beat America (Well, for Now)
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *PLA, Asia* Beijing might be behind, but it is fast catching up. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. is still favored in any type of major mechanized warfare scenario. The two-million-strong Chinese Army recently conducted massive attack drills, tested warfare scenarios and practiced combat maneuvers in a large wargame in Northwestern China, raising questions about the extent of the countries’ current preparation for a land war. The mock-combat operations included day and nighttime “rapid assaults, live-fire strike tests, tactical training and weapons’ tests,...
The Democrats Go Wild on Spending and the National Debt—Again
Christian Whiton, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Christian Whiton* *Joe Biden Debt, Americas* [image: Joe Biden Debt] Such reckless spending harms the U.S. economy and detracts from claims of political centrism. You have to hand it to the Democrats, they’re consistent. At the beginning of every new administration, they miss the opportunity to demonstrate any degree of fiscal restraint or sanity that might mark them as a governing party. In 1993, despite running as a New Democrat against “tax and spend” profligacy, newly inaugurated Bill Clinton rammed the largest tax hike in U.S. history through Congress, raising the top inco...
Explanation Please: Why'd the Air Force Spend $1,280 On a Coffee Cup?
Paul Szoldra, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Paul Szoldra* *Defense Spending, The Americas* American tax dollars at work... *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although Air Force officials who spoke with T*ask & Purpose* in the past took pains to point out that technically, it’s not a coffee cup, it’s a “hot cup” that heats up all manner of liquids, there may be an alternative to spending $300,000 on these cups that has not yet been considered. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) finally received a response to questions he asked the Air Force on why it was spending more than a thousand bucks on an in-flight coffee cup, and he’s ...
Top Secret: Why No One Knows the X-37B Space Plane’s True Purpose
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *X-37B, Space* It offers far more questions than answers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Thermal protections or insulating technology of some kind is precisely the kind of technology needed to enable humans to travel through space. This raises the possibility that, at some unknown point in the future, armed, manned high-speed spacecraft may well launch attacks from beyond the boundaries of the earth’s atmosphere. Just what is the mission intent and concept of operation for the U.S. Space Force’s experimental X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle drone? Is it an anti-sat...
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull says Attorney-General Christian Porter is lying regarding sexual relationships with junior staff
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 8 hours ago
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of lying about a meeting Turnbull had with Porter about sexual relationships Porter has allegedly had with junior parliament house staff. Turnbull made […]
Battered Conservative No More
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
The headline here is a twist on a great book about how to not be a participant in your abuse called “Codependent No More“. The message directly relates to something CTH discusses frequently in both articles and in the comments section. In order to stop being abused, you must first stop making excuses for your […] The post Battered Conservative No More appeared first on The Last Refuge.
The Word From the Trenches – March 9, 2021
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – March 9, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Canopy Growth, others formed JV ‘solely’ to pump marijuana stock, refiled CA$500 million lawsuit alleges
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
A high-stakes lawsuit that Canopy Growth and other Ontario, Canada, cannabis companies had hoped would disappear along with their ill-fated PharmHouse joint venture has been revived and refiled. The new lawsuit seeks 500 million Canadian dollars ($394 million) and is loaded with more details and allegations than a related suit filed last August and later set […] Canopy Growth, others formed JV ‘solely’ to pump marijuana stock, refiled CA$500 million lawsuit alleges is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Piers Morgan Departs ITV Good Morning Britain, Following Criticism of Meghan Markle
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
British pundit Piers Morgan has always been skeptical of Meghan Markle based on his identified history of divisive relationships that seemed to circle her orbit. The latest hit against the British crown by Ms. Markle and her simp Prince Harry has created division amid the British that is exactly the history Piers Morgan has previously […] The post Piers Morgan Departs ITV Good Morning Britain, Following Criticism of Meghan Markle appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Dr. Seuss – The Banned Digitally Burned Books
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 9 hours ago
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Yemen war a quagmire for Saudi Arabia
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 9 hours ago
With the world’s largest oil export terminal coming under missile and drone attack — a giant Saudi Aramco complex capable of exporting roughly 6.5m barrels a day, nearly 7% of global oil demand — the war in Yemen surges in the global media. During the night on Saturday, the Houthis fired eight missiles and 14 drones towards Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s east coast. And Brent crude oil price shot up to highs not seen since before coronavirus was declared a pandemic.
African food systems are the ‘new oil,’ UN documents say
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
Planning documents for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 shed new light on the agenda behind the controversial food summit that hundreds of farmers’ and human rights groups are boycotting over its dominance by agribusiness interests.
Greg Hunt and the Spectacular AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 10 hours ago
This recent statement was issued by the office of the Minister for Health and Aged Care in Australia, Greg Hunt: Note that his condition is "*not considered to be related to the vaccine.*" Here is a recent posting on his Twitter feed: Obviously, unless he received an injection of saline, Minister Hunt received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1-S on March 7, 2021 as noted in the quote below. Interestingly, during a March 7, 2021 "doorstop interview", Hunt made the following comments about the COVID-19 vaccine: "*I do want to say this: we are blessed to hav...
Strang: Halifax police’s poor “office-based COVID protocols … have allowed spread of the virus within their office space”
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. On Saturday, the Halifax Regional Police announced that four department employees have contracted COVID-19 “at a single facility.” The Halifax Examiner has learned that the outbreak is among officers assigned to the investigative unit, and that over […]
Was SolarWinds a Different Type of Cyber Espionage?
EBorghard, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Avril Haines, the Biden administration's pick for Director of National Intelligence, being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris. (Official White House Photo) The Biden administration announced that it will impose sanctions and other measures against Russia in response to the SolarWinds incident. The cybersecurity firm FireEye disclosed the compromise of numerous government and private-sector networks in December 2020. SolarWinds is among the top cybersecurity breaches the U.S. government has ever confronted and has raised critical questions about the integrity of federal netwo...
Here’s Merrick Garland’s Orientation Memo for the Trump-Era Hangover on Press Freedom
bbrown, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade of the White House Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (White House photo by Adam Schultz) When President Biden announced the nomination of Merrick Garland as the next attorney general, Biden criticized incendiary rhetoric against the press as contributing to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. A new president—and new leadership at the Department of Justice—will mean turning a corner on a strenuous four years, in which the Justice Department was repeatedly drawn into then-President Trump’s attacks on journalists and First Amendment rights. T...
New Study Says Covid-19 Coronavirus Variants Will Continue To Evolve And May Escape The current Generation Of Vaccines
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
© Global Look Press / Fushion Medical Animation *RT: *New study finds coronavirus variants will likely evolve, escape current generation of vaccines A new study examining the efficacy of current generation of vaccines against the UK and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 makes for sobering reading, and raises the specter of widespread reinfection. The study, published in Nature on March 8, warns that the current generation of vaccines and monoclonal antibody treatments may lose the arms race against the coronavirus, raising the daunting, open-ended possibility of reinfection u...
Analysis: Brazil markets, on shaky foundations, rocked by Lula candidacy bombshell
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s financial markets were already shaky from a worsening fiscal outlook, political logjam and a devastating second wave of COVID-19 before Monday’s bombshell that leftist ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could contest next year’s presidential election. They have now been rocked to their foundations - even if the October […] The post Analysis: Brazil markets, on shaky foundations, rocked by Lula candidacy bombshell appeared first on The Rio Times.
"Widespread belief..."
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 9 hours ago
*"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."* ~ Bertrand Russell, from his book *Marriage and Morals * [Hat tip Philo Thoughts] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Israel is hiding the truth about the killing of Ahmad Erekat
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 9 hours ago
Again, the official story of a Palestinian 'terror attack' crumbles upon closer inspection of video footage. Ahmad Erekat has died; Israel is covering up.
The Navy’s Columbia-Class Will Be the Stealthiest Submarine to Ever Sail
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Perhaps the deadliest too. *Here's What You Need to Remember: * America’s new nuclear missile submarines will secretly patrol the dark corners of the undersea, quietly tracking enemy movements sustaining a persistent threat of nuclear annihilation against anyone willing to launch a catastrophic first strike on the U.S. homeland. Assured destruction keeps the peace through the fundamental paradox of nuclear strategic deterrence: a strategy well established as the Pentagon seeking to launch a new fleet of high-tech, heavily-armed ballistic missil...
Ouch: This Video Shows the Training Need to Become a U.S. Marine
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *U.S. Marines, Americas* An incredibly demanding 52 hour exercise is what it takes to finally become a Marine. Ever since the late 1990s, those completing boot camp in the United States Marines have had to complete The Crucible, a fifty-four-hour exercise during which they are only permitted six hours of sleep. “This is a 54-hour day and night test of endurance,” The Marines’ website says of The Crucible. “It will challenge you both mentally and physically. You will be asked to perform on little sleep and little food. The Crucible is a test to see how you will r...
Russia’s Old Tu-95MS Bomber Doesn’t Need New Tricks to Kill You
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Tu-95MS, Asia* Its nuclear weapons are ready to go. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Despite the age of the bomber, it can still fly great distances and this year has made regular flights near American waters. While this most recent flight by the pair of Tu-95MS aircraft was closer to home, the bombers had been making patrol flights near the waters of Alaska. The Cold War-era Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers of Russia's Aerospace Force (Air Force) continue to log the miles. Last week a pair of the upgraded bombers performed a scheduled...
Arrested Journalist Pleaded with Officer: ‘This is My Job’
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
An Iowa journalist covering a protest for racial justice was blinded when a police officer shot pepper spray in her face and jailed for hours despite telling him repeatedly that she was just doing her job.
Iran to unveil new military hovercraft
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Iran to unveil new military hovercraft] The Islamic Republic of Iran will soon unveil a new military vehicle, a hovercraft, according to Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi. The country’s navy will get the first deliveries of the new amphibious vehicle after 21 March, when the Iranian new year starts. The forthcoming addition to the Islamic Republic’s military might, capable of moving both on the water and the ground and allowing quick transportation of troops across water surfaces, was developed domestically and will be manufactured by Iran itself. Continue readin...
Verano accused in lawsuit of illegal interstate marijuana trafficking
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Illinois-based multistate operator Verano Holdings is accused in a lawsuit of illegally shuttling marijuana from its home state to Arkansas. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the allegations of illegal interstate marijuana shipments stem from cannabis MSO Harvest Health & Recreation’s attempted acquisition of Verano, a deal that fell through in March 2020. The lawsuit, filed […] Verano accused in lawsuit of illegal interstate marijuana trafficking is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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