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Rare Immune Response May Cause Blood Clots After AstraZeneca Vaccine, Researchers Say
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
Researchers suggest the development of serious blood clots alongside falling levels of platelets in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine is an immune response resembling a reaction to the drug heparin. The post Rare Immune Response May Cause Blood Clots After AstraZeneca Vaccine, Researchers Say appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Pfizer Vaccine May Put People at Higher Risk for COVID Variants, Israeli Study Shows
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
Israeli researchers found people who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine were eight times more likely to be infected with the South African variant, and people who received one dose of the vaccine were more likely to get the UK variant. The post Pfizer Vaccine May Put People at Higher Risk for COVID Variants, Israeli Study Shows appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Why is Biden doing it?
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
The difference is clear. The two administrations have opposite views on how to handle illegal immigration, both short term and long term. Trump: prevent border crossing without permission and visas and access to tax payer benefits and American jobs. Border security--wall/fence, technology, human patrol, paying other countries to control their borders. Biden: open all borders for any nationality for easier crossing by job seekers, relatives, refugees, terrorists, drug cartels, human traffickers. Remove barriers and increase payments for sanctuary cities, college programs, covid relie...
Plugged In Podcast #73: Trisha Curtis on Oil Markets and the Current Regulatory Environment
IER, IER - 11 hours ago
Since founding PetroNerds, Trisha Curtis has been recognized for her passion and expertise in developing strategies based on micro and… The post Plugged In Podcast #73: Trisha Curtis on Oil Markets and the Current Regulatory Environment appeared first on IER.
Our 2021 hurricane forecast: A BIG season is on the way
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 11 hours ago
Be prepared! The man who called Hurricane Sandy forecasts a rough 2021 U.S. hurricane season. The post Our 2021 hurricane forecast: A BIG season is on the way appeared first on CFACT.
Florida: Where bones need to rest (ft. Travis Thompson)
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 11 hours ago
Cast & Blast Florida host Travis Thompson rejoins the podcast to talk about the latest conservation happenings from Florida. Listen here. The post Florida: Where bones need to rest (ft. Travis Thompson) appeared first on CFACT.
1st Round Of US-Iraq Strategic Talks Affirm Status Quo
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 5 hours ago
(Embassy of the Republic of Iraq) The United States and Iraq held the first stage of strategic talks in April. There are Iraqi factions that want the American military to withdraw from the country so these discussions were much anticipated. The two sides did nothing but affirm the status quo. Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a video conference. They affirmedthat the Strategic Framework Agreement was still in place. That meant the two would continue cooperation against the Islamic State. As part of that U.S. forces are in Iraq a...
Investissement : le Togo signe un accord de coopération économique avec Singapore Cooperation Enterprise
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 Une cérémonie de signature d'accord de partenariat économique et technique est prévue ce mardi 13 avril 2021 entre le Togo et Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, dans le cadre des efforts de promotion des investissements.
It is not trade, it is imperialism: why Kenya must reject the U.S. Free Trade Agreement
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 A FTA with the USA will be lopsided and threaten cottage industries in the country as well as informal jobs, which will negatively impact the lives of millions of working class Kenyans. Our markets will be swamped into oblivion by highly subsidized American goods.
UK concerns over lower food standards in CPTPP trading bloc
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 But UK farm leaders have warned that existing group members do not have the same high rules on standards and welfare as those in force in the UK.
Kenya, Pakistan to review trade agreements
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 The governments of Kenya and Pakistan are in high-level discussion to review the bilateral trade agreement of 1983 to harmonise business levels between the two states.
What's next? Kenya-UK Economic Partnership Agreement
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 The story of Econews Africa's engagement with Kenyan parliamentarians and their advocacy efforts through media sensitisation and public interest litigation around the Kenya-UK EPA.
Russia Calls U.S. An Adversary. Tells U.S. Warships To Stay Well Away From Crimea 'For Their Own Good'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
The U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Roosevelt sets sail in the Bosporus, returning from the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 2, 2020. (Reuters Photo) *Reuters:* *Russia calls U.S. an adversary, warns its warships to avoid Crimea* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday called the United States an adversary and told U.S. warships to stay well away from Crimea "for their own good", calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and two U.S. warships are due to arrive in the Black S...
Missile technology: reverse-engineering and updating a classic
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
I was intrigued to read about a new Chinese anti-tank missile. It reminded me of South Africa's entry into that field in the 1980's. China recently revealed a new ATGM (anti-tank guided missile) which appears larger than earlier ones and uses top-attack warhead technology. It was later reported that [an earlier] version of this new missile had been revealed, called the ATF-11, and better photos were provided. It appears that the larger vehicle mounted missile and the new portable version are the same and are in fact a laser guided version of the American TOW (Tube-launched, O...
Stimulus Check Update: When Will ‘Plus-Up’ Payments Arrive?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: Stimulus Check] This fourth batch of stimulus checks now brings the total number of payments to one hundred fifty-six million worth $372 billion. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury confirmed in their latest update that more than twenty-five million coronavirus stimulus checks worth $36 billion have been disbursed to financially struggling Americans. To date, this fourth batch of stimulus checks now brings the total number of payments to one hundred fifty-six million worth $372 billion. In all, about 85 percent ...
Biden Seeks to Remove US Troops from Afghanistan by 20th Anniversary of 9/11
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The Biden Administration had originally wanted to remove the troops by May 1, 2021.
Today's Morning Joe was nearly insane!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021* *NPR gets it (slightly more) right: *This morning, in the 6 A.M. hour, we saw discussions on Morning Joe which struck us as nearly insane. Needless to say, these discussions concerned a deeply important topic. The program hasn't chosen to post any video of those discussions. Tomorrow, we may start to discuss the way recent events in Minnesota are being sifted in order to service our spotless minds with the simplest possible stories. For today, let's review what happened when NPR got something (slightly more) right. We refer to the way Kelsey Snell reporte...
Follow the Science: Seas Rising 20 Times Slower than the Media Claim
James Taylor, Climate Realism - 11 hours ago
The prominent progressive magazine The Nation published an article today claiming the current trajectory for sea level rise is 20-or-more feet during the next 100 to 200 years. Unfortunately for The Nation, but fortunately for objective truth and climate realism, the current trajectory for sea level rise is merely 1 foot per century. Google News […] The post Follow the Science: Seas Rising 20 Times Slower than the Media Claim appeared first on Climate Realism.
Dejywan Floyd Is Not George Floyd’s Brother
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
More than 66,000 people reported having the surname "Floyd" in 2010 U.S. Census.
Ramsey Clark, Former Attorney General of the United States and Principled Critic of the U.S. Warfare State, Dies at 93
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
Clark was Attorney General of the United States from 1967-1969 under Lyndon Johnson, during which time he led the way on voting rights for African-Americans, and school desegregation and drafted the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1968, better known as the Fair Housing Act, which addressed housing discrimination.
She Looks Healthy
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
And doesn’t sound in the least bit conniving.
MADDOW AND TOWN: As children drown and people get shot...
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021* *...Our Town sends in the clowning:* It's hard to have sufficient contempt for the work of the upper-end press corps. We recommend that you hold contempt* for the work*, not for the various people who produce it. If you insist on focusing on the people, we recommend that you think about the people who *prescribe* the type of work in question, not just the people who go out and perform in the manner requested. We further suggest that you consider the vast limitations which obtain whenever we humans try to analyze, report or describe some incident or some ...
Jonestown Precinct
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
A hanging, followed by a fair trial: City Manager Fired for Saying Cop Entitled to Due Process
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 13
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1915 British won Battle of Shaiba Ottomans had 4200 casualties 700 captured Ottoman commander killed himself in disgrace British 1200 casualties 1941 UK decided to go ahead with troop deployments to Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq And Syria 1941, The Politics and Strategy of the Second Wor...
Tuesday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Sam Cowie writes about the devastating effect of COVID-19 in Brazil, where a particularly dangerous viral variant is combining with the anti-social Bolsonaro government to cause widespread illness and hunger. And Jenna Moon highlights the worst-case scenario facing Ontario's health care system, where hospitals lack the staff to operate temporary beds and are facing painful decisions as to how to triage care for people who need it. - Meanwhile, Anna Mehler Paperny reports on the delayed pivot toward vaccinating frontline workers to stop C...
5G mmWave spectrum auctions begin in Australia
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 14 hours ago
The Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) has commenced anticipated auctions for 5G millimetre wave spectrum licenses across the country. The following piece breaks down the profits set to be made by authorities, the companies involved in the process, and what concerned citizens can do to to fight back against 5G. [...Continued]
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/13/21: "Banned Again! Alert! Consumer Prices Are Surging With Much More To Come!"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/13/21: *"Banned Again! Alert! * *Consumer Prices Are Surging With Much More To Come!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *"Margin Debt Has Exploded by 49 Percent in One Year to $814 Billion. * *The Actual Figure May Be in the Trillions. Here’s Why"* Then of course there's the *$2.4 QUADRILLION* in derivatives... ○ *The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter"* To paraphrase Chief Brody in "Jaws", "You're gonna need a bigger shelter."
$1,400 Stimulus Checks: Will Joe Biden Push For Another Round?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Checks] A fourth-round of stimulus checks has the potential to lift more than seven million Americans out of poverty. Will Biden try and make it happen? President Joe Biden is aiming to spend an estimated $4 trillion across two different infrastructure bundles that are being referred to as the Build Back Better package. However, even as the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury are busy sending out nearly a hundred sixty million coronavirus stimulus checks under the American Rescue Plan, some lawmakers in Washington ar...
The Biden Team Needs to Send A New and Clearer Message on the Border
Patrick Duddy, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Patrick Duddy* *Immigration Crisis, Americas* [image: Immigration Crisis] Even if they would prefer not to see such a surge on the border, the messaging and actions from the Biden administration have so far resulted in the opposite. There is a crisis on the U.S. border with Mexico whether the Biden administration wants to call it that or not. The flow of undocumented migrants is overwhelming U.S. facilities and U.S. immigration officials. Periodic surges in undocumented migration, of course, happen periodically but this most recent and acute crisis is in large part a result of...
Organigram reports CA$66.4 million loss on falling cannabis sales
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
New Brunswick-based cannabis producer Organigram’s net revenue fell to a multiyear low of 14.6 million Canadian dollars ($11.6 million) in its December 2020-February 2021 quarter, the company announced early Tuesday. Organigram’s revenue has trended lower since reaching an all-time high of CA$26.9 million in the quarter ended Feb. 28 2019 – the first full quarter […] Organigram reports CA$66.4 million loss on falling cannabis sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
China Wants to Shoot the U.S. Air Force Out of the Sky
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *military, Asia* Is the service ready to evade enemy missile systems? *Here's What You Need to Know*: China is known to possess mobile-air defenses which can shift positions. The U.S. Air Force wants to make sure it can destroy advanced enemy Surface to Air Missile Systems and sustain a decided measure of air superiority against rivals now engineering much more advanced air-defenses likely to include AI-enabled target processing, faster digital networking, longer ranges, and a wider sphere of frequency detections. Given this evolving and troubling reality, the Air...
Why You Are Paying More For Gas Right Now
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Oil Prices, Americas* The receding of the pandemic has led to a rebound in oil prices, and now a report by OPEC sees oil demand rising this year. The coronavirus pandemic, among other effects, led to a massive drop in the demand for oil and gasoline. Gas prices plunged last spring, with stay-at-home orders in effect in much of the world, and at one point the future contract for oil even dropped below zero. The receding of the pandemic has led to a rebound in oil prices, and now a report by OPEC sees oil demand rising this year. As reported by the *Wall Street ...
Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in January. Read the full story, “Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown ”, on globalissues.org →
Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
The ongoing repression of protests in Myanmar could spark a “full-blown conflict” on a par with Syria, the United Nations’ top human rights official warned on Tuesday, urging States with influence to take immediate and impactful action to halt the “slaughter” of civilians. Read the full story, “Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns”, on globalissues.org →
Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Government of Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which they said appear to be “disproportionate and unwarranted”. Read the full story, “Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia”, on globalissues.org →
China Tells The U.S. 'Don't Play With Fire' When It Comes To Taiwan
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Flags of Taiwan and US (FILE PHOTO) © REUTERS/Tyrone Siu *Reuters:* *Don't play with fire on Taiwan, China warns U.S.* BEIJING (Reuters) - China told the United States on Tuesday to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own. The U.S. State Department’s Friday decision to deepen relations with self-ruled Taiwan came amid stepped-up Chinese military activity around the island, including almost daily air force incursions...
Lavrov Harshly Rebukes Erdogan on Ukraine
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Lavrov Harshly Rebukes Erdogan on Ukraine News Topic 107: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Cairo, April 12, 2021 https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/4680855
Iranian media claims Israeli ship targeted near UAE
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
[image: Iranian media claims Israeli ship targeted near UAE] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The semi-official Tasnim News Agency of Iran reported this evening that the Israeli ship, The Hebron, was targeted near the United Arab Emirates (UAE) port of Fujairah in the Arabian Sea. “The Israeli ship was targeted at the Emirati port of Fujairah,” the agency tweeted, adding that the number of the Israeli ship that was targeted is 9690559, it is called Hebron, and it belongs to the Israeli PCC company which transports cars. Continue reading Iranian media claims Israeli ship targeted near U...
Sabotage at Natanz nuclear site. Iran & Israel move closer to conflict. Biden-Harris confused
The Duran, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Sabotage at Natanz nuclear site. Iran & Israel move closer to conflict. Biden-Harris confused The Duran: Episode 939 Iran vows response to Israel’s ‘very bad gamble’ after sabotage act at Natanz nuclear site Iran vows response to Israel’s ‘very bad gamble’ after sabotage act at Natanz nuclear site Iran’s foreign minister has warned Israel that […]
Kraken CEO WARNS US Gov. crackdown on crypto may be coming
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Kraken CEO WARNS US Gov. crackdown on crypto may be coming ****News Topic 368***** Crackdown on cryptocurrencies may be coming, warns Kraken CEO Crackdown on cryptocurrencies may be coming, warns Kraken CEO Governments around the world could start clamping down on the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to Jesse Powell, the chief executive […]
Beginning of the End For The Dollar? Chinese Launches Digital Yuan
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Beginning of the End For The Dollar? Chinese Launches Digital Yuan News Topic 106: Bitcoin: China Has Launched a Digital Yuan. And it Will Change Everything Bitcoin: China Has Launched a Digital Yuan. And it Will Change Everything When the dust settles, and China and the U.S. and its allies battle it out for control […]
The Union Between Progress and Destruction
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
Throughout history the forces of progress and destruction have marched hand in hand. The price of great progress in one area has always been great destruction in another area. The bond between barbarism and civilization, repression and liberty, traditions and innovation, cruelty and compassion, faith and reason is forged by the primal forces of nature and can never be broken. Classical liberalism, which originated in the eighteenth century, was aimed at creating a perfect society which is based on civilization, liberty, innovation, compassion, and reason and does not have to invoke t...
Aurora Cannabis leads Canada in market share decline while smaller companies gain, report says
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Aurora Cannabis surrendered a greater share of Canada’s recreational market last year compared to rival licensed producers – with Canopy Growth not far behind – as the companies look to get back on track after a woeful 2020 that brought major financial losses, according to data contained in a new report. The data – compiled […] Aurora Cannabis leads Canada in market share decline while smaller companies gain, report says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 12 April 2021
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 14 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
How Russia Spreads Disinformation About the Second Karabakh War
Taras Kuzio, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Taras Kuzio* *Russia Disinformation, Europe* With Ukraine the guinea pig for Russian information warfare, the Kremlin has spread dezinformatsiya to European countries and the United States with implications for modern warfare. Azerbaijan has pursued a pro-Western multi-vector foreign policy balancing integration and cooperation with NATO and the pursuit of good relations with Russia. Baku’s relations with the Kremlin were, therefore, never as cold and brittle as those encountered by Georgia and Ukraine whose territories were invaded by Russia in 2008 and 2014 respectively. Azer...
Why Invading Iran Is the Last Thing America Should Ever Do
Stratfor Worldview, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stratfor Worldview* *Iran, Middle East* To understand Iran, you must begin by understanding how large it is. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As always, the Persians face a major power prowling at the edges of their mountains. The mountains will protect them from main force but not from the threat of destabilization. Therefore, the Persians bind their nation together through a combination of political accommodation and repression. The major power will eventually leave. Persia will remain so long as its mountains stand. To understand Iran, you must begin by understanding how l...
Tomorrow You Might Get Your $1,400 Stimulus Check (If You are a Vet)
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: Stimulus Check] Among those who have seen their stimulus checks delayed are veterans who receive benefits from Veterans Affairs but do not typically file a tax return. President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan stimulus package passed in early March, a stimulus package meant to distribute $1,400 checks to most Americans. There are many Americans, however, who have had delays on their checks. Among those who have seen such a delay are veterans who receive benefits from Veterans Affairs but do not typically file a tax return. “T...
America and Italy Must Lead Supporting Libyan Renaissance
Stefano Graziosi, James Jay Carafano, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stefano Graziosi, James Jay Carafano* *Security, Americas* Since the fall of Muammar el-Qaddafi, numerous countries intervened in the conflict looking to protect or advance their own interests, but none had the capacity to bring solutions. Their meddling and influence only perpetuated the problems. A stable, peaceful and prosperous Libya would be a boon to the Greater Middle East and benefit the transatlantic community as well. As Libya emerges from a decade of chaos, both Italy and the United States are in a position to help improve the country’s prospects for progress. Sin...
America Must Secure Its Geospatial-Intelligence Information Supply Chain
Dan Goure, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, * The U.S. government’s growing appetite for GEOINT has caused it to consider contracting services from commercial providers, including non-U.S. companies. The United States is in competition with China on multiple fronts: economics, technology, geography, politics, and military power. A major battleground between the two countries is in the field of information. Both sides are racing to gain an advantage in how they acquire, disseminate and exploit information. One of the most important classes of information is geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) which focu...
Why the F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Is Such a Game Changer
Wallace C. Gregson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Wallace C. Gregson* *F-35, * [image: F-35] The F-35 shows how advanced, highly-networked weapons give America and its allies a major boost in any future great power fight. Just what is the F-35? It depends on how you wish to fight. The F-35 Lightning II airplane, adopted in different variants by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, and fifteen allied nations, is still largely misunderstood. Yes, it has the usual new system problems, including being more expensive per flight hour than desired. But new system’s challenges are not limited to the F-35 and lie within U.S. acquisit...
Upgrades and Long-Range Missiles: How the B-52 Bomber Will Keep Flying
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] The B-52 bomber is old, but new technologies and better standoff weapons could keep the airframe fighting for decades to come. *Key point: *What if the B-52 bomber lasted until 2040 or 2050? Here is how the Air Force would like to keep one of its best warplanes in action. The U.S. Air Force is looking for a special blend of old and new for its future fleet as it looks to both introduce the B-21 Raider over the next few years and continue to upgrade the classic, combat-tested, decades-old B-52 Stratofortress bomber....
India Wants Wants a Crack At Building Its Very Own 'F-35' Fighter
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *India Military, Eurasia* India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation continues to express interest in procuring a homegrown next-generation fighter jet. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program has its roots in an Indian effort to modernize the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) stock of older fighters, including the SEPECAT Jaguar and Dassault Mirage 2000. The AMCA project has undergone multiple iterations, but the core requirement is for a stealth, single-seat multi-role multirole fighter. In 2018, India withdrew from the joint Russian-Indian Fifth...
Cyclones Are a Huge Threat to Iran's Navy. America's Patrol Boats, That Is.
David Axe, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*David Axe* *Iranian Navy, Middle East* The Cyclones-class patrol boats are fast and heavily armed - perfect for first response to Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The *Cyclone*s spent a decade in a kind of planning limbo. But then in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. The patrol boats suddenly found their calling. If the United States and Iran go to war in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy’s smallest warships could be the first to see combat. The Navy’s 13 *Cyclone*-class patrol boats -- also known as “PCs” for “patrol, coastal” -- ea...
The U.S.-Israel Alliance Is in Good Shape
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *U.S. Israel, Middle East* Questions have been raised over the recent attack on Iran, but it looks like Jerusalem and Washington are set to continue their usually tight-knit defense cooperation. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin paid a multi-day visit to Israel, arriving on April 11. He is then travelling to Europe. The U.S. Department of Defense sees this as a key trip strengthening ties with allies. The talks in Israel are two-fold, they are aimed at discussing the U.S. commitment to Israel’s qualitative military edge and also discussion regional secur...
Chinese And Russian Spying In Canada Reaching 'Cold War' Levels
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
* National Post*: * China, Russia 'primary culprits' behind 'Cold War' levels of espionage and foreign interference towards Canada: CSIS* *Two reports point to a 'sharp increase' in both the scope and scale of hostile activity towards Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic * OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency says that it “observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War” last year and that many security threats have become “much more serious.” “The key national security threats facing Canada, namely violent extremism, foreign interference, es...
Graduate Workers Unions At New York’s Two Largest Universities Vote For Strike
Michael Sainato, Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
Graduate workers at New York University and Columbia University, the two largest universities in New York City, are in the midst of a contentious labor battle with their administrations to eliminate the economic uncertainty, which has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Graduate Workers Unions At New York’s Two Largest Universities Vote For Strike appeared first on Shadowproof.
What about Ukraine?
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 12 hours ago
Before entering politics to become president of the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky worked as a TV comedian. There are talents that successful comedians develop: timing, knowing their audience and picking hot topics all prepare you to be a politician. I’m not anti-Zelensky, but he has an agenda and it’s important to understand what that […] The post What about Ukraine? appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Does Ronald McDonald Have a Different Name in Japan?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The clown from McDonald’s goes by more than one name.
Is a ‘Chipmunk Pig’ a Real Hybrid Animal?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
What do you get when you mix a chipmunk and a pig? A viral video.
Monsanto Papers Part 1: The Day That Changed Everything for One Man and His Family
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
In this excerpt from “The Monsanto Papers,” journalist Carey Gillam recounts the day that forever changed the life of California groundskeeper Dewayne Lee Johnson — the day he ended up soaked in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. The post Monsanto Papers Part 1: The Day That Changed Everything for One Man and His Family appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Nepal Wildfires Worst For Decades (Well, Nine Years Anyway)–Greenpeace
HiFast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? h/t Joe Public ? Spot the Difference! ? https://twitter.com/Greenpeace/status/1380034147083825155 ? ? ? Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country’s forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a…
Facebook Users Can Appeal Harmful Content to Oversight Board
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The board said it will accept cases from users who object to content posted by others and who have already exhausted Facebook's appeal process.
US Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause due to Multiple Clot Reports- Astra Zeneca Not Used in US- Ok'd for Canada, though
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*So, it's not just Astra Zeneca, Moderna and Pfizer. It's Johnson and Johnson too.* *CTV * *The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. * * In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they wer**e investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred in veins that drain blood from the brain and occurred together with low platelets....
A culture clash leads to airline safety complications
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I was intrigued to read about an airline safety issue caused by different cultures and the assumptions they produced. In this case, no accident resulted, but it highlights an important conflict. Investigators have traced a take-off weight error on a TUI Airways Boeing 737-800 to a flaw introduced to a reservations system by international differences in the manner that female passengers are addressed. *. . .* ... the programming upgrade had been carried out in a country where the title ‘Ms’ was used for adult women while ‘Miss’ referred to a female child. When adult female pa...
Facing The Facts Of War With Russia
Douglas Macgregor, null - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] Conflict with Russia may be inevitable. Kiev’s strident threats to resolve the crisis in Eastern Ukraine with force of arms, combined with Washington’s refusal to acknowledge that Moscow actually has legitimate national security interests in Eastern Ukraine, makes it so. Equally troubling, the president sees no particular reason why he should explain to the American people why Washington’s readiness to support Kiev’s use of force against Russia makes strategic sense for America. In 1937, when the Imperial Japanese government expressed sincere regret for attackin...
Canadian Government Threatens To Pull Funding From This Year's Halifax Security Forum Over A Proposed Taiwan Award
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Politico:* *Trudeau government threatens Halifax Security Forum over proposed Taiwan award* HFX wanted to honor Taiwan's president with the prestigious John McCain award. But Canada feared poking the Chinese bear. The organizers of one of the world’s most prestigious defense gatherings are in the midst of an uncomfortable international standoff between the Canadian government and China over a major award they had planned to give to the president of Taiwan. The standstill, which is ongoing and has not been previously reported, has created tension between the Halifax Internatio...
DARPA Is Working On COVID Vaccine, Implantable Microchip To Detect Virus
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Summit News – by Steve Watson The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a COVID vaccine that will work on all variants... The post DARPA Is Working On COVID Vaccine, Implantable Microchip To Detect Virus appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Tucker fires back at criticism over immigration, voting comments
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Fox News Apr 12, 2021 The post Tucker fires back at criticism over immigration, voting comments appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is PAUSED after six women out of seven million people developed a ‘stroke-like illness’ caused by rare and severe blood clots – and one died
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Daily Mail Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is being temporarily paused in the US after six women developed rare blood clots, including one who has... The post Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is PAUSED after six women out of seven million people developed a ‘stroke-like illness’ caused by rare and severe blood clots – and one died appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
CNN didn’t see this coming….
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
John Talks Apr 12, 2021 The post CNN didn’t see this coming…. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Forced Vaccines
Norm, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
https://twitter.com/TheJokerMouce/status/1381326289890648065 The post Forced Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Evil or Stupid? #2
Unknown, Roscoe Reports - 13 hours ago
*The people presented here are evil, stupid or both. They all want money and fame and they all have one thing in common, they are promoting the gene altering drug technology that will ultimately kill those who take it. * *Evil or Stupid? * *How would you rate them on a scale of 1 to 10? * The Dalai Lama *"I prefer to go to hell than to heaven. I can solve more problems in hell. I can help more people there.”* *Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama believes in non-violence, yet he stands by while the government in India abuse its people. This dude l...
Our government says there’s almost no inflation? Think again
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
Shades of Venezuela! This is what we get when we let government employees control our lives. Almost 300 percent inflation in lumber in one year. This while we’re being told that inflation is totally under control, running at less than two percent per year. 3/4” Plywood Standard: March 2020 – $37.98 /sheet February 2021 – ... Read more The post Our government says there’s almost no inflation? Think again appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Conspiracy Theory Comes True as Pentagon Creates Implantable Microchip to Detect COVID
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: microchip]Mainstream media is touting the Pentagon's new implantable COVID-19 microchip as the "end of pandemics forever."
Japan decides to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Kyodo News The Japanese government decided Tuesday to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, having... The post Japan decides to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Presente Ramsey Clark, human rights fighter – 1927-2021
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
By Sara Flounders–Co-Director of the International Action Center Ramsey Clark was a founder of the International Action Center and inspired the political activists who used its structure to defend liberation struggles, oppose U.S. wars of aggression, defend political prisoners whether in U.S. prison-industrial complex or in the U.S.-backed dictatorships worldwide. IAC militants joined international delegations that defied the blockade of Cuba and sanctions on Iraq, contested the U.S.-NATO war on Yugoslavia or joined the wave of resistance then sweeping Laten America. He gui...
KrisAnne Hall: Liberty First Legal Vaccine Exemption Letter
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
KrisAnne Hall Apr 8, 2021 Introducing Liberty First Legal. A nonprofit firm for legal assistance to the public. Also offering a Covid Vaccine Exemption Letter.... The post KrisAnne Hall: Liberty First Legal Vaccine Exemption Letter appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Gulags are already forming under the Biden regime, with cruel and unusual treatment of protestors who have opposing political views
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Patriot Rising After state election laws and ballot adjudication procedures were violated in the 2020 election; after Biden vote hauls were brought in post-election; after... The post Gulags are already forming under the Biden regime, with cruel and unusual treatment of protestors who have opposing political views appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
3 Vietnam Voices: ‘We had our war for a day’
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Billings Gazette Dec 28, 2015 Vietnam War veteran Gunnar Hagstrom talks about his experiences. Hagstrom was raised in Billings, Montana, and graduated from Billings Senior... The post 3 Vietnam Voices: ‘We had our war for a day’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Predicting The Climate In 100 Years
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
NOAA says they know what the climate will be like in 100 years, but can’t predict it two weeks into the future. They predicted a warm February, and it was the coldest in more than 30 years. Climate Prediction Center … Continue reading →
Hundreds of Elected Officials Call for Fracking Ban, Halt to Fossil Fuel Projects
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 14 hours ago
More than 375 local and state elected officials from across the country called on national leaders to take bold, specific actions to curb fracking and its disastrous effects.
What’s the Big Idea?
Philip Moscovitch, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. Nova Scotia non-profits to distribute $11.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Under the federal Safe Restart program, community groups and non-profits in Nova Scotia will deliver millions in relief to people struggling financially. In a new […]
The Green Mirage
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
John Constable writes at Civitas The Green Mirage: Why a Low-Carbon Economy May be Further Off Than We Think. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and images. h/t Real Clear Public Affairs Findings: The prospects for a sustainable, low-carbon economy as the result of current UK national and EU-wide policies are poor. Empirical experience in […]
The Return to Balfour: Israel’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Coronavirus Regulations Curbing the Right to Protest
yshany, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Israeli flags taken on June 12, 2013. (fabcom, https://flic.kr/p/eV6Ldj; CC BY-NC 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) On April 4, the Israeli High Court of Justice issued its judgment in National Responsibility v. Gov’t of Israel, the latest case in a series of legal challenges to controversial measures adopted by the Israeli government in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2021 alone, the court issued three important judgments that ordered the state to significantly limit its contact-tracing surveillance program (discussed previously in Lawfare and ...
Support For Brexit Has Grown In The U.K. Since The 2016 Referendum Due To The Success Of The Vaccine Program
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Bloomberg*: *‘Hostile’ EU’s Vaccine Spat With U.K. Boosts Support for Brexit* * The third part of a series about how Brexit changed the U.K. * One in five Remain voters now want to stay out of the bloc British voters’ attitudes are hardening against the European Union in the wake of the clashes between London and Brussels over coronavirus vaccines that have marked the 100 days since the U.K. completed its divorce from the bloc. A new Bloomberg poll shows support for Brexit has grown since the historic 2016 referendum, and almost two-thirds of adults believe that being outsi...
China and Russia Keep U.S. Air Force Leaders up at Night
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, World* Both countries are rapidly closing the longstanding superiority gap with the U.S. military. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The continued arrival of new enemy capabilities make American weapons ever more vulnerable. “Know the enemy” were words attributed to Sun Tzu as quoted by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown in the context of better understanding the need for innovative concepts, adjustments and tactical modifications to successfully “accelerate” with threat adaptation and rapid modernization. Speaking to an audience at the 202...
North Korea Could Have 250 Nuclear Weapons by 2027, Report States
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea Nuclear Weapons, Asia* Pyongyang has continued work on its nuclear program, even throughout crushing sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been known for quite a few years that the North Korean regime has been building nuclear weapons, and attempts by the United States and other Western countries to curtail or eliminate that capability has been a focus of much of their diplomatic efforts with Pyongyang. Exactly how much nuclear capability North Korea has is mostly unknown. But a new report states that the Kim regime will have a large number of...
Study This Iran Submarine: Could It Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier?
David Axe, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Submarines, Middle East* The Ghadir-class submarine could be a real threat to ships under the right circumstances. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The Ghadir-class is fairly overhyped. All the same, it could still be a mistake to underestimate them. A semi-official news agency in Iran has circulated an old propaganda video depicting an Iranian navy submarine sinking a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle group. The video is ludicrous on its face. But the submarine that “stars” in the propaganda piece is a real vessel. And in the right circumstances it could pose a...
The F-35 Has One Big Advantage Over the F-15EX
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Americas* The F-35 JSF is built to take on great power competitors like Russia or China who operate advanced air defense systems. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The F-15EX is, at least in terms of its external configuration, modeled upon 1980s engineering. The most advanced and rapidly emerging Russian and Chinese-built air defenses are now much more likely to operate with an ability to detect even stealth aircraft to some degree, an emerging reality that continues to present something of a predicament for U.S. weapons developers seeking to preserve air sup...
Lockheed Martin and Aerojet: A Merger That Will Make America Safer
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Lockheed Martin and Aerojet, * [image: Lockheed Martin and Aerojet] There is no logical reason for this deal to be stopped—although Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, or Pyongyang would be pleased if it were. That simply cannot be allowed to happen. Lockheed Martin’s efforts to acquire Aerojet is an initiative that, not unlike Northrop’s acquisition of Orbital ATK several years ago, is generating clearly unfair comments and criticisms on the basis that it will somehow raise antitrust issues and compromise needed competition from within the defense industrial base. However,...
Korea’s New KF-21 Jet Isn’t A Stealth Fighter—But Could Evolve Into One
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *KF-21, Americas* The KF-21 jet’s projected unit price of $65 million is too high to be considered a bargain-bin jet like the Golden Eagle, but about two-thirds the price of advanced non-stealth fighters like the Rafale and Typhoon. In a ceremony on April 9 attended by President Moon Jae-in, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled the prototype of an advanced new indigenous KF-21 Boramae (“Hunting Hawk”) jet fighter at a facility in Sacheon. South Korea is spending around $8 billion developing the Boramae, formerly known by its program name of KF-X. About...
China Thinks Hypersonic Weapons Will Crush U.S. Missile Defense
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Hypersonic Missiles, Asia* [image: Hypersonic Missiles] America does have defenses that could maybe help against some conventional nuclear missiles, but hypersonics are a much different threat. *Key point: *Beijing is unhappy about America's recent missile defense tests. However, that might not matter since China's new hypersonic missiles will be super fast and much harder to kill. A Chinese newspaper is criticizing the recent successful intercept of a mock nuclear missile, in this case, a simulated ICBM, by a U.S. Navy destroyer using an SM-3 IIA missile. The Bei...
Iran's Military Is No Real Threat to American Security
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *Iranian Military, * Any threat to American security that may materialize from Iran could be neutralized with the U.S.'s ability to project power anywhere in the globe. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Without question, the government in Tehran has been a menace to the region, supporting regional terrorist groups, and committing atrocities against its own people. The existence of a hated regime, however, does not automatically translate to a security threat to the United States. President Donald Trump once tweeted a direct warning to Iranian gunboats operati...
Are Nuclear Weapons Really Making Israel Safer?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Israel Nuclear Weapons, Middle East* Israel probably constructed its first nuclear device around 1966, with an arsenal of usable weapons available by the early 1970s. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *This isn’t to say that Israel was wrong to embark on a nuclear program, or that it should unilaterally give up its nukes now. The political developments of the 1970s and 1980s, including the defanging of Egypt, the cauldron of the Iran-Iraq conflict, and the end of the Cold War, were difficult to foresee from the vantage point of the mid-1960s. Perhaps most import...
Can F-35s and Warships Take Out Enemy Drones and Missiles?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Defense, World* Base defenses are taking on new urgency in light of the growing international drone and drone swarm threat. *Here's What You Need to Know*: NATO forces need rapid real-time information sharing. Recently, U.S. Army missile defense assets, Dutch F-35 stealth fighters and joint multi-domain command and control systems destroyed enemy drone targets and knocked out cruise missile attacks during an international collaborative exercise. That war game was intended to test, assess and replicate the kinds of technologies needed to ensure base defense. Opera...
F-15s Could Soon Wield New Missiles of War Against Russia
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-15, Europe* The U.S. Air Force recently fired the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from the fighter. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Air to ground attacks, such as those enabled by JASSM, make sense for a multi-domain oriented exercise. In what could be seen as a visible message of deterrence to Russia, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.K. Royal Air Force fired air-to-ground missiles from F-15s over the Baltic Sea as part of a series of international, multi-domain war preparation exercises. The air attack assets, which included F-15Cs and F-15Es...
The Secret Way to Win a War Against Russia and China
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Warfare, World* A weapon or attack platform may be of marginal use if it is not able to locate crucial time-sensitive emerging targets across vast areas of territory. *Here's What You Need to Know*: An ability to discern, find, identify and analyze crucial, time-sensitive combat variables from otherwise overwhelming pools of information can be the margin of difference in warfare. Modern militaries have a problem. The longest-range, most precise and effective weapons in the world, fired from new generations of advanced platforms, may still fall short when it come...
A Strategic Meltdown Over Ukraine Could Doom Taiwan
Greg R. Lawson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Greg R. Lawson* *Russia Ukraine, Europe* Our leaders risk sleepwalking into a grand strategic meltdown that they may not be able to fix. Saber rattling once more is infecting the U.S.-Russia relationship with the Biden administration’s offer of “unwavering“ support for Ukraine against Russia. Several things need to be considered in order to avoid a grand strategic meltdown for the United States that includes losing out to China in Asia. First and foremost, Russia is a great nuclear power. Currently, is the only nuclear power that can kill tens of millions of Americans in short ...
Prince Philip: Time Of Funeral, How To Watch, How to Stream and More
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Prince Philip, * [image: Prince Philip] “The duke's coffin is draped in his personal flag, his standard. The flag represents elements of his life, from his Greek heritage to his British titles. A wreath of flowers has also been placed on the coffin,” the BBC said. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth for 73 years, died on April 9, at the age of 99. According to the BBC, the Duke will be laid to rest on April 17. The ceremonial royal funeral will take place that day at St George's Chapel, which is on the grounds of Windsor Cast...
Zelensky: Ukraine, Turkey to conduct audit of controversial issues to sign FTA
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 Ukraine and Turkey are ready for the further development of bilateral relations and have agreed to conduct a substantive audit of all controversial issues in order to find a mutual compromise.
Japan not keen on joint FTA study
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 Japan has shown its reluctance to take forward a proposal by Bangladesh for conducting a joint feasibility study on the possibility to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
ACTU condemns Morrison Government for pressing ahead with new trade agreement with military regime in Myanmar
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
13-Apr-2021 The ACTU has condemned the Federal Government at an inquiry hearing into Myanmar today for pressing ahead with ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement which includes trade with Myanmar.
The Coup That Didn’t Happen In Jordan
Thierry MEYSSAN, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The aborted coup in Jordan has nothing to do with an internal rivalry within the royal family, even if it did find a leader. It is about opposition to Donald Trump’s questioning of the normalisation of Arab-Israeli relations and Joe Biden’s reactivation of a three-quarter century old conflict. Washington wants to resume the "endless war" in the greater Middle East.
"Woke-a-Cola: How To Destroy A World-Leading Brand In 60 Seconds"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Woke-a-Cola:* *How To Destroy A World-Leading Brand In 60 Seconds"* by Tom Luongo "I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Get Woke, Go Broke.” In the curious case of Coca-Cola, going woke may be the single biggest branding mistake in the history of marketing. In late February a whistleblower came forth with screenshots, posted on YouTube, of slides from Coke’s internal ‘diversity training’ course urging its employees to quote, “Be less white.” And by ‘less white’ they mean subservient. They don’t mean be more sensitive. When this happened, I immediately said to myself, “Scratch ever b...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Virus update: • U.S. recommends 'pause' for Johnson & Johnson vaccine. • India's surge affects world vaccine supply. • California lifts limits on indoor worship services. • Thailand records more than 900 cases again. Follow all @AP coverage: https://t.co/A4Hy6co4ib — The Associated Press (@AP) April 13, 2021 Concern is growing in Brazil about the rising number of young people who are critically ill in hospital with Covid-19https://t.co/rULzlqfsXo pic.twitter.com/hecXjmq06M — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2021 BREAKING: An Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will begin en...
Johnson & Johnson Halted in US
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 13 hours ago
Breaking news. Johnson & Johnson lives up to its reputation. And civil litigation specialists from coast to coast are weeping over the lost billions in potential lawsuit fees. The experimental Covid vaccines are exempt from lawsuits thanks to the US...
Only Multilateral Cooperation Can Stop Harmful Tax Competition
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
International tax reform, to check multinational tax avoidance, has made perilously little progress. Will Yellen's backing make a difference?
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin We can’t expect COVID-19 to go away; we should plan accordingly The Film Comment Podcast: Raoul Peck on *Exterminate All the Brutes* The Environmental Impacts of “Green” TechnologyHow the Pandemic Reversed Old Migration Patterns in Europe Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over Pandemic Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine People on the Caribbean island where a volcano went off are being evacuated on cruise ships — but not without a COVID-19 vaccine Ever Given ship forbidden to leave the Suez Canal until its owners pay up to $1 billion in c...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
An Israeli soldier walks in a field of buttercup flowers near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel, just outside the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Amir Cohen *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day *(Reuters)
Bright fireball explodes between Florida and The Bahamas
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
A bright fireball exploded between Florida and The Bahamas at around 02:18 UTC on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has so far received 205 reports and 9 videos. The fireball moved in a south to north direction, NE of West Palm Beach,...... Read more »
US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/u-s-to-call-for-pause-on-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine-nyt/articleshow/82049818.cms Download Economic Times App to stay updated with Business News – https://etapp.onelink.me/tOvY/135dde21
UK Clinical Trial Confirms SaNOtize’s Breakthrough Treatment for COVID-19
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
UK Clinical Trial Confirms SaNOtize’s Breakthrough Treatment for COVID-19 | Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210315005197/en/UK-Clinical-Trial-Confirms-SaNOtize%E2%80%99s-Breakthrough-Treatment-for-COVID-19
UK Clinical Trial Confirms SaNOtize’s Breakthrough Treatment for COVID-19.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
UK Clinical Trial Confirms SaNOtize’s Breakthrough Treatment for COVID-19 | Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210315005197/en/UK-Clinical-Trial-Confirms-SaNOtize%E2%80%99s-Breakthrough-Treatment-for-COVID-19
Meditations On US Forces Firing A Howitzer Into The Empty Desert “Just To Say We’re Here”
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
I saw a line in a recent New Yorker article about America’s endless wars, and it’s been been rattling around in my head ever since: “In Syria, McKenzie visited the Green Village, a community of decrepit apartment blocks near a bombed-out oil facility that served […]
An Ageless Hypothetical
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago
Suppose you could either save one 10-year-old, or X 80-year-olds. What value of X is morally indifferent? That is, if you wanted to make the world as morally valuable as possible, when should you switch from saving one youth to X elders? I suspect that people’s modal answer will be 1. Not the median, and […] The post An Ageless Hypothetical appeared first on Econlib.
Breaking: U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Citing ‘Rare’ Blood Clots
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 14 hours ago
The CDC and FDA called for a temporary but immediate halt to the use of J&J’s COVID vaccine while they investigate at least six cases of potentially dangerous blood clots in people who received the vaccine. The post Breaking: U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Citing ‘Rare’ Blood Clots appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Leaders of GM, Ford Among Objectors to Voting Restrictions
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The businesses issued a joint statement saying they are united for principles such as equitable access to the ballot and the avoidance of moves that reduce voting, particularly among historically disenfranchised communities.
‘He Couldn’t Even Bark Yet’: Cops Walk Into Fenced-In Yard, Kill 18-Week-old Puppy
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: puppy]"He's the kind of dog that if he jumped on you, you wouldn't even feel it," Gandy said. "They killed a puppy."
When will they ever learn?
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 14 hours ago
from the Editor Isaiah 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two […]
Massachusetts kicks off online product catalog for licensed cannabis products
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
Massachusetts marijuana regulators launched on Monday a one-of-a-kind catalog that's intended to help clear up any confusion about which marijuana products are legal. Massachusetts kicks off online product catalog for licensed cannabis products is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Brazil ranks 4th among countries that have most moved away from democracy in 2020 – Report
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is the country that has moved away from democracy in 2020 more than all but three other countries, in a ranking of 202 countries analyzed. The conclusion is from the Variations of Democracy (V-Dem) report by the institute linked to the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Published in March […] The post Brazil ranks 4th among countries that have most moved away from democracy in 2020 – Report appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ford's Folly
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Yesterday, Ontario's education minister announced that all schools in the province are returning to online learning. Bruce Arthur writes: The schools … well, it’s really something when the province insists schools are safe, refuses to properly test, keeps kids home after Christmas, moves March break, calls on the federal government to somehow procure vaccines for children, won’t cancel classes before April break, insists schools will reopen after April break, and then shuts schools the next day. So we get the blunt-force application of closures across the province, because there i...
US Recommends ‘Pause’ for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine over Clot Reports
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
World Economic Forum to stage cyber attack simulation
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 4 days ago
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will stage a 'cyber attack exercise' to prepare for a "potential cyber pandemic", that founder Klaus Schwab says will be worse than the current crisis. Will 'Cyber Polygon 2021' be as prophetic as 'Event 201' in simulating a pandemic response? [...Continued]
Notes from a Zoom call from Ukraine & Russia
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
*On Sunday I joined a Zoom discussion led by an activist friend in Russia. On the call were people from Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and the US. Below are notes that I took which seemed most important to share - not in any particular order.* - Several weeks ago President Zelensky in Kiev began acting even more 'strange' than before. He actively suppressed his already very weak 'progressive' opposition; got hard and clamped down on any TV stations that dared to be a tiny bit even-handed when it came to the Donbass issue; and showed even more obedience t...
China’s Z-10 Helicopter: The Secret Weapon to Help Conquer Taiwan?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Chinese Air Force, Asia* [image: Chinese Air Force] The Z-10 and its more recent iterations are all powerful helicopters that could attack targets or land troops. *Key point: *Beijing keeps upping the pressure on Taipei. If it came to war, how would China fight it? The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is preparing for air and amphibious attacks upon the island of Taiwan and strategically crucial areas of the South China Sea, using new air-assault raid tactics and high-speed attack helicopters. The preparations, which included a number of Chinese Z-10 attack helic...
Tomahawk: America’s Favorite Cruise Missile Keeps Getting Better
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Cruise Missiles, Americas* [image: Cruise Missiles] This powerful missile has endured because of its reliability and accuracy. *Key point: *Great power competition is back on the menu and that means more missiles. In fact, the military now has a land-based variant of the powerful missile. The U.S. Navy is now producing a first-of-its-kind next-generation Tomahawk missile able to fire from Navy ships and destroy moving targets at sea, a new variant of the combat-tried cruise missile bringing another dimension to maritime warfare. It is called the Tactical Tomahaw...
Could the USS Montana Be the U.S. Navy's Most Advanced Sub Ever?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Submarines, Americas* The USS Montana brings a new series of innovations. *Here's What You Need to Know*: These latest submarines continue to inform the Navy’s expanded mission envelope for attack submarines. *(This article first appeared last month.)* The U.S. Navy has now launched the USS *Montana*, its final Block III Virginia-class attack submarine, a much-anticipated development intended to bring new levels of undersea warfare technology and mission possibilities to the Navy. The new boat set sail from Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Newport News, Va., on Marc...
In 1976, Israel Took a Chance to Terrorize the Terrorists
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Israeli Military, Middle East* Entebbe is a reminder that the only people who can make us feel helpless are ourselves. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Terrorism is all about creating fear, or more accurately, helplessness. The message of terrorists is that they can strike us at our airports and supermarkets and concert halls, and there is nothing we can do about it. Therefore we must submit to their demands or submit, like a dog that has been kicked too much. July 4, 1976, was a special day for America, Israel and international terrorism. In America, it was ...
Naval Power: Here Is One Way America Could Fight Iran If It Had To
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Navy, Middle East* [image: U.S. Navy] The United States has many tools to wage warfare and the Navy itself has several strategies and weapons of choice. *Key point: * A war with Iran would be very foolish and shortsighted. Yet if it happened, the Navy would answer the call. Submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, aircraft carrier flown jet attacks or even U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assaults could all be within the realm of the possible should the U.S. be forced to respond to any kind of Iranian retaliation for last year’s killing of Iranian Ge...
Why the Middle East Doesn’t Want to Test Israel’s Missiles
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Israel Nuclear Weapons, Middle East* Israel’s missile capabilities are perhaps among the most advanced in the Middle East. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Although never officially acknowledged, Israel has widely considered a nuclear power. Though the Popeye Turbo and Jericho 3 are the likely nuclear delivery vehicles, Israel’s non-nuclear missile umbrella is also quite impressive. Enemies beware. Israel’s missile capabilities are perhaps among the most advanced in the Middle East. Through extensive aid from the United States and Europe, as well as collaborat...
ALL-POWERFUL DEMOCRATS!
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Imagine if Democrats were as powerful as Republicans think we are. Here's something Donald Trump said in his speech over the weekend: The former president reserved much of his venom for McConnell, who he called a “stone cold loser” and criticized for not blocking the Senate’s certification of the 2020 election results. “If that were Schumer instead of this dumb son of a bitch Mitch McConnell they would never allow it to happen. They would have fought it,” Trump said, according to the Washington Post. Right. Remember how Democrats got the presidential election results successfully ...
One-meter-deeper dredging widens the distance between Uruguay and Argentina on port projects
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After the Uruguayan government’s announcement to dredge the access channel to the Port of Montevideo to a depth of 14 meters, Argentina reacted with a letter from the president of the Argentine delegation to the Administrative Commission of the Río de la Plata (CARP) Diego Tettamanti, in which he warns […] The post One-meter-deeper dredging widens the distance between Uruguay and Argentina on port projects appeared first on The Rio Times.
Approximately 20% of Brazil’s adult population use some kind of app for work – survey
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the survey, with the growth recorded over last year, Brazil now registers approximately 20% of its adult population - equivalent to 32.4 million people - using some app to work. In February last year - that is, before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic - this share stood […] The post Approximately 20% of Brazil’s adult population use some kind of app for work – survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
What do these folks have in common? (a reprise)
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
The following post was written almost eight years ago. While more states and cities have increased their minimum wages and the Affordable Car Act helps greatly, this post remains relevant. The following people have something in common. Please scroll down … Continue reading →
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