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Surviving a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a Lesotho convent
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the UN how she survived a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in her convent and why it’s important to embrace the vaccine. Read the full story, “Surviving a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a Lesotho convent”, on globalissues.org →
Meet the Perfect Vehicle for Israel's (Hypothetical) Nuclear Weapons
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Nuclear Weapons, * They actually have some options. *Here's What You Need To Remember: **The Jericho 3 is Israel’s longest-range missile* and entered service with Israel Defense Forces in 2011. Using solid propellant, it can travel from 4,800 to 6,500 kilometers, or 3,000 to 4,000 miles, which puts the entire Middle East, most of Africa, all of Europe, India, Moscow, and western China in its crosshairs. 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 collabor...
New Sanctions Reveal the Dangerous Low of U.S.-Russian Relations
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *U.S.-Russian Relations, World* [image: U.S.-Russian Relations] Washington and Moscow continue to engage in a risky tit-for-tat with no offramp from potential escalation in sight. The Kremlin is threatening the Biden administration with severe repercussions over a new U.S. sanctions package, bringing the troubled U.S.-Russian relationship to an unprecedented low. The Biden administration imposed a robust sanctions package this week targeting the Russian economy. The measures included sanctions on all debt Russia issues after June 14, preventing U.S. financial ins...
Putin's Secret Weapon: Why No One Wants to Face a Russian Sniper
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Russian Military, Eurasia* The proliferation of .338 Lapua rifles in Russian service means that they have a formidable ability to defeat body armor at long ranges. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While Russians continue to largely field sniper systems that American body armor is resistant to, in the SV98 (accepted into service in the airborne troops in 2015) and SVD, they possess many systems that are capable of defeating American body armor at all ranges. The Russian involvement in Syria and Ukraine has provided a wealth of experience to the Russian military....
F-22 Fighters Are So Stealth They Flew Right Under This Iranian Plane
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Iran, F-22, Middle East* The true power of stealth fighters should not be underestimated. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *On Sept. 17, the general not only confirmed that the escorting fighters were F-22 stealth fighters but also said that: “He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ‘you really ought to go home.’” Back in 2013, Pentagon press secretary George Little said that an Iranian air force F-4 ...
Small Clashes With China Could Trigger a Full-Fledged War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* The price of major warfare may be far too high for both countries, but that does not mean a war could not happen. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Could a small “clash,” incident or brief exchange of fire between American and Chinese forces in the South China Sea quickly lead to a dangerous “all-out war?” Many experts, observers and officials seem to share the concern, given the rapid escalation of hostility between the two major superpowers. Speaking to this topic, the Chinese-government backed Global Times heated up the rhetoric a bit when st...
Hitler's Maus: Hitler's Heavy Tank That Failed to Win the War
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, Europe* It was an act of desperation—and an engineering marvel. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *By 1944, the concept of a super-heavy tank for offensive breakthroughs was senseless, as medium tanks which balanced firepower with flexibility emerged By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk — effectively lost the war. It was just a matter of time before the Allied armies would slog their way into the heart of Germany and finish them off. Yet the Nazi regime pressed a...
Sixth-Generation Aircraft: The Stealth Fighters That Could Change Everything
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Sixth-Generation Fighters, United States* What if a sixth-generation reconnaissance aircraft and stealthy attack drones were incorporated into part of a family of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platforms? The possibility of an interconnected Navy-Air Force family of sixth-generation air platforms raises some interesting operational possibilities. Such platforms could potentially change attack paradigms for both services by introducing new stealth properties, weapons applications, and advanced algorithms able to gather, process, and analyze information. What ...
How China Is Closing the Submarine Gap With the U.S. Navy
Lyle J. Goldstein, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Chinese Navy, * A somewhat subtle, but nonetheless, important signal of that intention is the PLAN’s fielding of its very first large-size unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the HSU001. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The robot submarine (and unmanned surface ship) era is now nearly upon us. Chinese naval strategist have, moreover, stated explicitly that they intend to circumvent their long-recognized weakness in submarine warfare by cultivating undersea AI and by developing highly capable UUVs. The Achilles Heel of the Chinese Navy has long been undersea ...
Is ‘A Dog Will Lick His Butt But Won’t Eat A Pickle Road’ Real?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Whether the statement is true or not, it's one whopping-long street name.
Prince Philip Is Laid to Rest as Somber Queen Sits Alone
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Philip died April 9, just two months shy of his 100th birthday.
La Soufrière Volcano Still Pulsing – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Considered the largest eruption in the Caribbean in at least 250 years. And yet another strong explosion at the volcano occurred at 06:16 local time yesterday morning (16 Apr), according to volcanodiscovery.com. “An increasingly large plume reached up to an estimated altitude of 8,000 ft (2,400 m) as reported Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington.” “The ... Read more The post La Soufrière Volcano Still Pulsing – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Was Betty White Slammed for Having Black Tap Dancer Arthur Duncan on Her Show?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Over her decades-long career, 1954’s “The Betty White Show” may have impacted lives in more than one way.
America and Japan in usual anti-China mantra under Biden and Suga
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 12 hours ago
America and Japan in usual anti-China mantra under Biden and Suga Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The former leader of Japan, Shinzo Abe, could contain anti-China hawks during his leadership. However, it is noticeable under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that the Japanese Foreign Ministry is enacting a hawkish policy aimed at […] The post America and Japan in usual anti-China mantra under Biden and Suga first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times.
Runaway inflation on the way?
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
“I do worry I will eventually not be able to survive on what I’ve accumulated,” says retiree. __________ Runaway inflation on the way? Jean S I absolutely cannot understand why this administration is encouraging illegal immigrants to come over the border in droves. I’ve seen a number of interviews of these “migrants” were asked why ... Read more The post Runaway inflation on the way? appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Iceland – Geldingadalur Eruption Still Ongoing – New fissures Open Up – Video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
Also includes live feed. 16 April 2021 – “The eruption may be a shield volcano eruption, which may last for several years,” says this video from Epic Storm. “It is visible from the suburbs of the capital city of Reykjavík and has attracted a large number of visitors. However, high levels of volcanic gases such ... Read more The post Iceland – Geldingadalur Eruption Still Ongoing – New fissures Open Up – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Saturday Matinee: We've gone to the dark side
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
A Good American“ is a gripping docu-thriller about a groundbreaking surveillance program, the brilliant mastermind behind it and how a perfect alternative to mass surveillance was killed by NSA-management for money – three weeks prior to 9/11. Bill Binney was a brilliant cryptologist and long-time National Security Agency (NSA) analyst, since 1997 serving as Technical Director. Binney developed a sophisticated program named ThinThread for gathering data capable of providing clues, in real-time, of potential terrorist threats. Built-in safeguards would have prevented the mass...
This is how the propaganda works
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” ~ Joseph Goebbels (German Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf...
Lockdowns Didn’t Stop COVID-19 But it Did Cause Record Number of Overdose Deaths
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: overdose]While the actual public health benefits of lockdowns are unclear, the deadly unintended consequences they caused are painfully obvious.
Podcast — Gavin Nascimento — Psychological Warfare, Social Engineering And Covid
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: podcast]Gavin Nascimento joined us to talk about a number of important and powerful issues in an extremely important podcast.
Should Rubber Bands Be Wrapped on Doorknobs ‘Tonight’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A mysterious advertisement showed a twisted rubber band attached to knobs on both sides of a door.
Teen with toy gun shot and killed by police!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021* *It's time for (Chris) Cuomo to go:* As we noted yesterday, Dr. King believed in what he called "the love ethic of Jesus." He discussed that "love ethic" in his first book, Stride Toward Freedom, his memoir of the Montgomery bus boycott. The book was published when Dr. King was 27 years old. For ourselves, we don't hold any any religious or cosmological beliefs. In that way, we differ from Dr. King. That said, we'll sign on to the "love ethic" he described in that early, astonishing book. We mention Dr. King's love ethic because we were so appalled by C...
Earth’s Song of Misery and Famine
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
In 1618, Johannes Kepler published his last major work, the *Harmonice Mundi* (*The Harmony of the World*). The poverty, prosecution, and ostracism that he had experienced in his lifetime had left him bitter and pessimistic, and he had become convinced that the earth was a celestial ball of everlasting misfortune. In a footnote to the *Harmonice Mundi*, he writes: "The Earth sings Mi-Fa-Mi, so we can gather even from this that Misery and Famine reign on our habitat.” Kepler makes this comment not just because of the sense of doom and gloom which was pervading his mind during the fi...
Why Russia Loves Rocket Artillery Weapons (And Ukraine Hates Them)
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Russian Army, Europe* Any country finding itself in conflict with Moscow, or its client states and proxies, now or in the near future, will likely find itself on the receiving end of Russia’s deadly artillery rockets *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Recent Russian activity in eastern Ukraine and Syria has included the use of artillery rockets, even more so than traditional gun tube artillery systems. Russian Ground Forces and their proxies have not only operated rocket artillery systems, but paired them with unmanned aerial vehicles for spotting purposes. Fro...
The USS Congress Is Uninspiring in Name, But Badass on the Seas
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Littoral Combat Ship, * The second Constellation-class hull is going to be named after Congress—yes, really. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The *Constellation*-class will be expected to do some of the same missions that the Navy’s infamously expensive and ineffective Littoral Combat Ships were to perform, including lower-intensity missions like shallow-water patrol and training missions, but would also be able to keep up with larger blue-water Navy ships. The second Constellation-class hull is going to be named after Congress—yes, really. The Navy’s top off...
China's Secretive Missile Program Has Some Major Arrows in its Quiver
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *China's Missiles, * What China lacks in international reach is made up for big time in regional capabilities. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: China’s intercontinental strike ability is somewhat limited when compared to heavyweights like the United States or Russia, but its capabilities are growing. China’s missile arsenal can threaten regional adversaries like Taiwan and Japan, or global competitors like the United States—on their own territory. *Marching Forward* China’s missile program is very secretive. This is partly because China has not entered arms c...
It’s No Nuke, But This Russian Artillery System Kills Like One
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Russia, Artillery, Europe* Victims near the center of a TOS-1 blast radius are crushed to death. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A TOS-1 rocket barrage will wipe out everything within the two-hundred-by-three-hundred-meter blast zone. This is problematic when the weapon is employed against targets amid an urban civilian population—typical of much of the fighting in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. The TOS-1 *Buratino *is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in global hotspots like Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq ...
Will a Sixth-Generation Fighter Replace the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Sixth-Generation Fighters, United States* Perhaps the Next-Generation Air Dominance program could include an F/A-18 Super Hornet replacement as well as a new supplement to existing fifth-generation fighters and even networked, stealthy surveillance drones. Air Force sixth-generation aircraft have already taken to the sky, raising the prospect that there may be new innovations in the areas of stealth, weaponry, and sensor technology sufficient to inspire a move to fast-track a new generation of fighter jets. While very little is known about the now airborne sixth-ge...
Russia Built Its Very Own Stealth 'Littoral Combat Ship'
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Russian Navy, Europe* [image: Russian Navy] The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship was full of problems, including bad design, high costs, and simply being weak on the battlefield. How will Moscow fair? On April 5, 2021 the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg launched the Project 20386 *Merkuriy* corvette nearly five years after her hull was laid down in October 2016. The stealth ship is intended to combine anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and surface warfare capability in one relatively compact package. But the lack of fanfare accorded the launch ...
Top Secret: America Bought Deadly Russian MiG-29 Fighters
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Cold War History, World* [image: Cold War History] At the end of the Cold War, Washington wanted to get its hands on some Soviet weapons and it had one very convincing tool to accomplish that mission. *Key point: *Washington did not want Soviet military hardware to fall into the wrong (likely Iranian) hands. So it bought up a bunch of warplanes to keep them away and also to test them out and learn from the enemy. When the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, the newly independent states within its former domain inherited enormous stockpiles of weapons the Red ...
Cops Raise $73K for K-9’s Medical Bills And Conveniently Left Out the Fact They Shot Him
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: dog]Police claimed a suspect shot their K-9 and raised $73,000 for him, but it turns out, cops shot their own down while shooting a suspect on the ground.
Labour antisemitism allegations: How Corbyn and Starmer are judged by different standards
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
For years, allies of Jeremy Corbyn argued that allegations of antisemitism had been weaponised against the then-Labour leader and his supporters to undermine his socialist programme and stifle criticism of Israel.
A School for Spooks: The London University Department Churning Out NATO Spies
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Alan Macleod uncovers the deep links between the British security state and the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, responsible for training a large number of British, American, and European agents and defense analysts.
The Aliens Are Not Coming
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
UFOs have been in the news again. Routinely seeing headlines about this phenomenon in mainstream news outlets would have been unthinkable a few short years ago, but now it just shows up as one more feature on our continually expanding haunted hayride into infinite weirdness. […]
Military Bases Housing Migrant Children Plagued by Serial Sexual Abuse Claims
Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Unlimited Hangout – by Whitney Webb Over the first few months of 2021, the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border has exploded. Due to the... The post Military Bases Housing Migrant Children Plagued by Serial Sexual Abuse Claims appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Wait for it… you won’t regret it
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Mainset Music Dec 11, 2020 The post Wait for it… you won’t regret it appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Inside the Beach House Connecting the World’s Internet
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Motherboard May 31, 2018 We visit Denmark and talk to a marine maintenance manager to learn more about how undersea cables are crucial to data... The post Inside the Beach House Connecting the World’s Internet appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Toronto Residents Not Allowed Out Of Their Houses Anymore!!!!! Doug Ford announcement WTF!!!!
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Radek Cerny Apr 16, 2021 all going according to plan. The post Toronto Residents Not Allowed Out Of Their Houses Anymore!!!!! Doug Ford announcement WTF!!!! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Analysis: Lula, Moro and Lava Jato, as Brazil’s Supreme Court enters the political thicket
Michael Royster, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - On April 14, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF), in plenary session, began hearing the appeals from the decision by Justice Edson Fachin that voided the convictions of former president Lula, because Judge Moro’s court in Curitiba did not have jurisdiction to hear the cases. In that decision, Fachin ordered all the […] The post Analysis: Lula, Moro and Lava Jato, as Brazil’s Supreme Court enters the political thicket appeared first on The Rio Times.
Primal Fear
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 14 hours ago
“The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” – Malcolm X We are … Continue reading →
Sanctions In Name Only: US Sanctions on Russian Debt are Hollow
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Sanctions In Name Only: US Sanctions on Russian Debt are Hollow News Topic 114 Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia | The White House Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia | The White House Via Teleconference 9:36 A.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us this […]
Ontario, Canada is now officially a police state
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
https://twitter.com/CanAditude/status/1383163526710185985 The post Ontario, Canada is now officially a police state appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
A Farewell to Prince Philip
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
This suits him. Live coverage here.
Chinese Official: We Subvert America Through Wall Street Jews
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Project for a New American Government A Tucker Carlson segment putting the spotlight on a November 28th, 2020 talk by Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign... The post Chinese Official: We Subvert America Through Wall Street Jews appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
BLM – Go looters!!
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
https://twitter.com/zogistani99/status/1383069031779946498 The post BLM – Go looters!! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report .
Democrats Introduce Ban on Sale, Possession of Firearm Suppressors
Shalom, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation on Wednesday to ban the sale and possession of firearm suppressors. His legislation, the... The post Democrats Introduce Ban on Sale, Possession of Firearm Suppressors appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
After Sanctions Joe Pleads Again For Talks With Putin, Calls for Detente
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago
After Sanctions Joe Pleads Again For Talks With Putin, Calls for Detente News Topic 113 Remarks by President Biden on Russia Remarks by President Biden on Russia | The White House 4:56 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thanks for coming over. Good afternoon, everyone. Earlier this week, I spoke with President Putin of Russia […]
Joe’s final warning to President Klutin
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Joe’s final warning to President Klutin ****News Topic 374***** Biden talking tough on President ‘Klutin’ 🤩🤩 Edwin 🌟🌟 Gab @TerraNNone on Twitter: “Biden talking tough on President ‘Klutin’ 🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/AuyxgpwXIS / Twitter” Biden talking tough on President ‘Klutin’ 🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/AuyxgpwXIS
Global Inequality And How To Fight It (III)
Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Part I, Part II A term and notion of development are very contested in academic circles. In its most general sense, development simply means change but is usually considered as positive change or the change going forward. The term as well as is often used to describe processes of becoming […]
WEF Warns Of Cyber Attack Leading To Systemic Collapse Of The Global Financial System
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
WEF Warns Of Cyber Attack Leading To Systemic Collapse Of The Global Financial System by Whitney Webb, https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/ A report published last year by the WEF-Carnegie Cyber Policy Initiative calls for the merging of Wall Street banks, their regulators and intelligence agencies as necessary to confront an allegedly imminent cyber attack that will collapse the …
Hell No
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
How bad does an idea have to be before even the police decide they’re not going to be enforcing it? Matt Gurney has started a list of Ontario police departments that won’t be going along with Ford’s Covid crackdown. As of this morning six have said no. Here’s the thread. Update- fifteen now
Weekend reads: ‘The Damage Campaign;’ timber industry retracts comments, apologizes; COVID-19 vaccine study conflicts disclosure
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Palmitoleic acid paper pulled for data concerns Pharma company demands … Continue reading Weekend reads: ‘The Damage Campaign;’ timber industry retracts comments, apologizes; COVID-19 vaccine study conflicts disclosure
Lockdowns: Fewer Suicides in 2020?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Overall, ‘lockdowns’ have had no discernible impact on covid mortality. This is true in the US (compare Florida to other states) and in Europe (compare Sweden to the EU), but also in Latin America (compare Peru and Argentina to Brazil), Africa (low impact of covid anyway), and even in Asia (see India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines).
US expects Russia to submit. Will it?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
In his landmark foreign policy speech delivered from the US state department on February 4, President Joe Biden had proclaimed that “America is back. Diplomacy is back at the centre of our foreign policy.” That maxim was put to test last week. And it failed to make the grade.
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin 97% of Earth's Land No Longer Ecologically Intact, Study Finds "Conservation is simply not enough anymore. We need restoration." Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs Reuters Puts Website Behind A Paywall, Will Charge Readers $35 Monthly Iran has successfully produced 60% enriched uranium, officials say — its highest level everJohnson & Johnson asked other drugmakers to help it study blood-clot risks, and Moderna and Pfizer declined, report says Carlyle just appointed a new co-head of its US buyouts and growth team to help spearhead $43 billion f...
Is the Astra-Zeneca vaccine killing people?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Poor Astra-Zeneca. The covid-19 vaccine that they had hoped would generate an endless tide of goodwill is instead turning in to one long public relations disaster. First it was the case of transverse myelitis that caused them to have to halt their vaccine trial temporarily. Then it turned out that they had given the wrong dose of vaccine to a bunch of participants in the trial. Then, when the preliminary trial data was published, the vaccine only appeared to be 70% effective at preventing covid-19, while vaccines by competitors Pfizer and Moderna were more than 90% effective. And no...
Tucker: Elites Pushed False Narrative to Get What They Want
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
More Deadly
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Bruce Arthur was with medical professionals at the Brampton Civic Hospital when Doug Ford announced his government's latest plans to fight COVID: The doctors and nurses and respiratory therapists watched Doug Ford’s press conference from the respirology ward at Brampton Civic Hospital. Brampton Civic is one of the hardest hit COVID-19 hospitals in the country: every day the ICU and the wards fill up, and doctors transfer patients anywhere they can find a bed, and then they do it all again. When the system starts to collapse, people think Brampton Civic will be the first hospital to...
This Picture Is How the U.S. Navy Became an Aircraft Carrier Superpower
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *military, Americas* [image: World War II History] Having actual practice carriers for new pilots to be trained to take off from and land on is vital to any major war effort. *Key point: *Landing on an aircraft carrier is no easy feat. Here is how America ensured it had enough pilots to win World War II. In August 1942, the U.S. Navy acquired the 1913 USS Seeandbee (using the initials of its parent company, the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company), the world’s largest side-wheel passenger steamer, and began converting it into a training carrier. Her n...
Could U.S. F-35 Stealth Fighters Soon Be Heading to India?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Asia* The F-35 stealth platform might be one of the few assets able to greatly impact the threat equation between India and China and provide close air support. The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have in recent years been quickly expanding the number of international F-35 partners while also seeing a fast increase in global demand for the jet, an uptick in partner purchase quantities, and inquiries from potential new customers. Norway is progressing quickly with its F-35 program, Denmark just received its first stealth jet, and Japan is in the process of makin...
$1,400 Stimulus Check Fail: Why Some Americans Never Got Their Money
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Check, Americas* Incorrect bank account numbers, checks going to tax preparers rather than taxpayers themselves, and other such issues are preventing many Americans from collecting their stimulus check. The $1,400 stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan, which was signed by President Joe Biden in March, have been going out over the last few weeks. The latest tranche of checks, which went out this week, totaled 2 million checks valued at $3.4 billion, and that included money to Veterans Administration recipients who don’t file a tax return, the IRS...
China’s Type 99 Main Battle Tank is a Pretty Fearsome Beast
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Type 99, * Chinese manufacturing giant Norinco may have gotten the tank formula right. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: In contrast to earlier Chinese tank designs, the Type 99 is a domestic design. It has several features that could give other tanks a run for their money. China’s Type 99 MBT is no slouch. It has an effective active-protection system—and a larger gun than the Abrams and most other NATO tanks. *From Good to Great* The Defense Intelligence Agency described the capabilities of Chinese armor in a 2018 report. “The PLA armored corps comprises a m...
GOAT: Why Nothing Can Catch the SR-71 Blackbird
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *SR-71, * Despite the pain in getting the Blackbird into the air, once it was, it set world records. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although the SR-71 was retired in the late 1990s, its speed provided a capability that satellites cannot provide. The SR-71 was fast but fussy — getting the Blackbird into the sky took hours of preparation. Once it was airborne though, it set world records which stand today. *Speed Demon* *The SR-71 was designed for speed *— and quick it was. In the aftermath of Gary Powers being shot down over the Soviet Union in a U2 spy plane...
Why the U.S. Military Loves the A-10 Warthog
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *military, * The plane isn't a high-tech laser, but it doesn't need to be. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The Air Force had been trying to kill its A-10 attack planes for years — the branch prefers stealthy fighters and bombers — but pressure from Congress and continued relevance in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have kept the Warthogs flying. It doesn’t necessarily take the resources of a major nation-state to challenge U.S. Navy warships. China for instance is building up a large navy and invests in long-range, ship-killing missiles. Iran can’t build a...
As States Remove Qualified Immunity, This Tone Def State Just Passed A Bill Approving It
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: qualified immunity]As other states begin to remove special privilege for bad cops like qualified immunity, Iowa is doubling down and giving their cops extra protection.
CONSPIRACY THEORY WITH JESSE VENTURA. SEASON 1 EPISODE 5 "SECRET SOCIETIES"
Unknown, Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago
*The Vaccine depopulation agenda is exposed. Originally aired December 30, 2009 *
Kodak Agfa presents: The Mighty Return of El-Siyada Zeinab Ramadan Market in photos and video
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 15 hours ago
First of all, Ramadan Karim to all the world. [image: El-Siyada Zeinab Ramadan Market is back to Cairo] Ramada Karim or Kareem from Egyptian Chronicles. Second, when I went last week to the famous El-Siyada Zeinab district, I was planning to head to Taht Al Raba’ and Bab El-Khalq famous quarters to see the return of Ramadan Lanterns workshops and its outlets back in business. Photos showing the workshops working went viral a couple of weeks ago after shutting down last year due to coronavirus partial lockdown policies. Due to those policies, Cairo governorate cancelled the famous ...
Stealth Sixth-Generation Fighters Will Rule the Twenty-First Century
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Sixth-Generation Fighters, * The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lighting II have stolen the spotlight in the world of aviation. So here are three stealth fighters under development that you may have never heard of. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The KAI KF-X superficially appears similar to the F-35 stealth fighter, though its capabilities are likely much less stealthy. It too has a canted tail and a nose chine, although the overall airframe appears to be more compact than the F-35. It is intended to be stealthier than the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale, and ...
2,000 'Mini' Nukes: How Russia Is Prepared to Nuke NATO
TNI Staff, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Nuclear Weapons, * Unlike the Soviet Union, which had a stated “no first use” policy, modern Russia explicitly rejected that pledge in 1993. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A more recent analysis by *Royal United Service Institute’s Igor Sutyagin suggests* that Russia has a maximum of 1,040 non-strategic nuclear weapons. Of those about 128-210 warheads are assigned to the Russian ground forces. The Russian navy has about 330 tactical nuclear weapons, while the Russian air force has 334 non-strategic weapons. Meanwhile, Russian air defense forces have a further si...
$1,400 Stimulus Check Bonus: One State Has Their Own Stimulus Checks
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: Extra Stimulus] Not all California residents will see the direct relief immediately, as the timing of the payments’ arrival depends on when the resident filed a tax return. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package into law on February 23 that includes $600 one-time payments to 5.7 million eligible residents, as well as more than $2 billion in grants for small businesses that still need a financial ledge. Newsom approved of the package as Congress was still negotiating President Joe Bid...
Climate Science Training
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Climate science training explained!
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Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Runkle on the Bailey, Canadian lawyer dives into Ontario’s new covid inspired police powers. Take a look. h/t Colonialista
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