Sunday, April 18, 2021

18 April - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Fear of Brazilian virus variant leads to more xenophobia against Brazilians in Europe
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lack of control of the pandemic in Brazil and the concern over the variants identified in the country are already making Brazilians living in Europe the subject of discrimination and offensive comments. They are accused of having spread Covid-19 across the continent. In France, which last Tuesday (13) determined […] The post Fear of Brazilian virus variant leads to more xenophobia against Brazilians in Europe appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
I'd like to introduce you this morning to a remarkable musician, who's as accomplished on piano as she is on the violin. Julia Fischer is one of the very few classical musicians who've built their reputation on more than one instrument. Here, from the *same concert* in 2015, she plays both Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor and Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor. Matthias Pintscher conducts the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. Spectacular performances! Peter
Links 4/18/2021
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
How Taiwan Beat COVID-19 – New Study Reveals Clues to its Success
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
There's much to be learned from Taiwan’s success in preventing COVID-19 from taking hold, as vaccines roll out and new variants emerge.
How Russia’s Su-27 Became a Capable Killer
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Su-27, * The Su-27 was designed as a direct competitor to the American F-14 and F-15 families of aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Therein lies the Su-27’s success: a capable and agile airframe that has grown and improved in increments, into the broad Flanker-family of aircraft that are still in service today, both within former Warsaw Pact countries, but also widely distributed within the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. The legendary Sukhoi design bureau has notched a number of notable successes when designing airframes for the Soviet Union a...
Best Of: Vaccination and Segregation
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Note: This is a BEST OF Cathy wrote back in 2016, and relevant in a more shocking way in 2021. By Cathy Jameson It isn’t often that I can’t come up with a topic to write about for a Sunday’s...
Ireland: Study of COVID-19 Deaths
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The goal of this study is not to impress academics with complex statistics or seek favourable peer reviews, but to demonstrate to the ordinary decent citizen of Ireland, in the simplest possible terms, how the 2020 COVID-19 deaths claimed by NPHET every night on RTE1 and published on the data.gov.ie website cannot possibly be true. To that end I will present basic arithmetic and graphs as it is my belief that every Irish citizen should be fully informed of the fraud which has been carried out by the Irish Government, its agents and the media for the benefit of vested interests to te...
ICYMI: Taxes Are Done Edition (4/18)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 17 hours ago
Yes, we all got extensions, but I'd rather have them done and gone, and this was a pretty easy year. Now we can move on to other swell things. In the meantime, let me remind you that you, too, can amplify voices in cyberspace. If your thought is "Hey, people should read this," well, then, you know people. Send them some this to read. *My Learning Loss Formula: Read, Write, Share* Russ Walsh doesn't blog enough these days, but when he does, it's choice. This is some nice, simple advice for dealing with the dreaded Learning Loss, rooted in the actual world that real human beings li...
Could Israel Make Good Use of the F-22 Raptor?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *F-22, Middle East* Currently, the United States Air Force is the only operator of the aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *For now, it seems likely the Israeli Air Force will have to “make do” with its F-35I Adir aircraft, which by some accounts is the best fighter in the skies today. It is the only F-35 variant to enter service heavily tailored to a foreign country’s specifications. Even before Joe Biden became president-elect, it looked quite unlikely that Israel would be acquiring any Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters. News had circulated that the I...
Israel's Gilboa DBRSnake: A Double-Barreled Rifle?
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Middle East* Military customers scratch their heads looking at it. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *"Fire superiority” is shooting more bullets at the enemy, accurately, than he is shooting back at you. This gun was designed to achieve that. The Israeli company Silver Shadow recently attracted attention for its double-barreled AR-type rifle, the Gilboa DBR Snake. For the most part, it’s an AR, uses AR parts, and fires the 5.56-millimeter AR round. Except that it has two separate barrels, two magazines and two ejection ports — with two triggers as...
Tokyo's Soryu-class Submarine Means The Japanese Navy is In Business
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Soryu-Class, Asia* Anyone who says Japan's navy is a paper tiger hasn't met these. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Sōryū-class is also the first class of Japanese submarines that uses air-independent propulsion technology. Though the class is diesel-electric, some of the subs can switch from louder diesel engines to quieter Sterling engines. The Japanese Navy, or as they’re officially known, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), is slated to operate a total of twelve Sōryū-class submarines. These diesel-electric attack submarines were origina...
Missing in Action: Six of America's Nuclear Weapons Are Unaccounted For.
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Nuclear Weapons, * The longest missing nuclear weapon hasn't been seen in 71 years, and it is unlikely it will be found anytime soon. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While this should be as scary as suggested, the good news is that in the past 50 plus years, no other nuclear weapons have been lost – at least that we know of. The 1996 John Woo film *Broken Arrow* features a quite memorable line – uttered by character actor Frank Whaley – "I don't know what's scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there's actually a term for it." In fact, t...
Why Doesn't Australia Build Nuclear Submarines?
Denis Mole, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Denis Mole* *Nuclear Submarines, Asia* The claim that Australia can’t have nuclear-powered submarines because it doesn’t have a nuclear industry has never been tested. In Adelaide’s *The Advertiser* newspaper on 7 March, former defence minister Christopher Pyne said, ‘Then there is the nonsensical argument that the Attack Class submarines are no good because they aren’t nuclear. Almost all of these arguments are driven by people who either know nothing at all about submarines and defence or have outdated information that is no longer relevant.’ Pyne must therefore believe that A...
Beware of China’s So-Called Military Accomplishments
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Asia* Chinese announcements of military prowress have circulated in the press with varying degrees of skepticism and hyperbole. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* China is talking up its military prowess. To hear Chinese state media tell it, the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army will go into battle in the future wearing an array of high-tech gizmos. In their hands will be enormous weapons combining a rifle with a 20-millimeter grenade launcher akin to the old — and canceled — American OICW. On top of that, they will have heads-up displays an...
Earth-grazing fireball recorded over Spain
An Earth-grazing fireball was recorded over Span at about 20:10 UTC on April 16, 2021. The event lasted for almost 50 seconds and was seen over much of the country. According to an analysis by Dr. Jose M. Madiedo of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia...... Read more »
The ‘infrastructure’ bill is a huge lie designed to smuggle in the Green New Deal
Adam Houser, CFACT - 19 hours ago
According to The Wall Street Journal, Biden’s planned tax increases to pay for his infrastructure bill will amount to the largest tax increase since 1968. The post The ‘infrastructure’ bill is a huge lie designed to smuggle in the Green New Deal appeared first on CFACT.
Dining With Caesar
Fr. Lawrence FARLEY, OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
An old proverb says that whoever dines with the devil must use a long spoon—i.e. one should be very careful and keep as much distance as possible. I suggest the same advice is suitable for dining with Caesar. When Caesar is unfriendly to the Church (as he has often been […]
Biden DOJ Nominee Gupta’s Involvement with Company (Avantor) Tied to Mexican Heroin-Meth Production Detailed by Senator
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
“The reason why this is relevant to Ms. Gupta’s nomination is she owns $14 million worth of Avantor stock… Her … Continue reading →
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It…
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 19 hours ago
The post It’s The End Of The World As We Know It… appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Check Out This Dramatic Video of a TBM Avenger Ditching Yesterday at Cocoa Beach Airshow.
Tom Demerly, The Aviationist - 19 hours ago
[image: TBM Avenger Ditching] Valiant Air Command Pilot Makes Perfect Emergency Water Landing With TBM Avenger In Front Of Beach. Spectators captured dramatic video of the Valiant Air Command’s new Grumman TBM Avenger ditching (making an emergency water landing) on [...] The post Check Out This Dramatic Video of a TBM Avenger Ditching Yesterday at Cocoa Beach Airshow. appeared first on The Aviationist.
Biden DOJ Nominee Vanita Gupta’s Father is on Du Pont’s Board; Last January Du Pont Charged by US Gov in Lethal Chemical Leak – Faces Fine of at Least Half a Million $; Du Pont Headquartered in Delaware
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
Biden’s nominee for Associate AG, the third highest position in the US Department of Justice, is Vanita Gupta, the daughter … Continue reading →
Sermonette Open Forum
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
I don’t think that Virtual Mirage ever left you a blank slate for a sermonette. Sort of a “write-your-own-polemic”. You can chalk it up to laziness on my part or perhaps a lack of imagination. That may be what it is. Or maybe not? Here is my entry: Bobcats are at their […] The post Sermonette Open Forum appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Strong and shallow M5.9 earthquake hits Iran's southern province of Bushehr
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Iranian Seismological Center (ISC) as M5.9 hit Iran's southern province of Bushehr at 06:41 UTC on April 18, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS and EMSC are reporting M5.8 at a depth...... Read more »
Col. Douglas Macgregor, against the warmongers
Kristian Kahrs, The Duran - 19 hours ago
See video. Although Colonel Douglas Macgregor is a regular guest with Tucker Carlson Today, his excellent YouTube channel does not get as much exposure it should. Dear Duraners, let us boost his channel, subscribe, and share his videos. Below you can see that he is blasting the Biden administration for creating an enemy of Russia, […]
Only 10% of Infrastructure Bill is What You Think! THIS is What You Need To Know
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 19 hours ago
source / The Money GPS Your money is going to waste. Let’s say that again. Your money is going to waste. Tax dollars today are being squandered mostly on aspects that do not benefit the people paying into them. Yet, there’s more of a push today than ever before to increase spending and therefore increase […]
Dr Naomi Wolf: “If You Think It Is Going To Stop With One Vaccine You’re Very Naive”
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 19 hours ago
It’s Not Science Fiction, It’s Right Now Dr. Naomi Wolf joins War Room for a full hour on the danger of vaccine passports, and how to stop them. Get the book: The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot The Unverified Pandemic Dr. Naomi Wolf: ‘If You Think It’s Going to […]
DAVID ICKE — From Lunatic To Prophet
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 19 hours ago
If you are not familiar with the work of David Icke, here is a very brief distillation. He started life as a professional soccer player, but was soon forced to quit because he is one of those unfortunate people who develop rheumatoid arthritis at a very early age. He moved effortlessly into sports journalism, then […]
Vaccine Companies Own Data Shows ZERO Difference in Stopping Covid, But May Cause Mad Cow Disease
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 19 hours ago
Vaccine Companies Own Data Shows ZERO Difference in Stopping Covid, But May Cause Mad Cow Disease Dr. Richard Fleming says the vaccine companies own data, from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, all show they make zero difference in stopping covid. The Emergency Use Authorization data “shows there is no difference.” source Dr. Richard Fleming […]
The WW1 Conspiracy (Full Documentary | 2018) — The Corbett Report
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 19 hours ago
source The WWI Conspiracy What was World War One about? How did it start? Who won? And what did they win? Now, 100 years after those final shots rang out, these questions still puzzle historians and laymen alike. But as we shall see, this confusion is not a happenstance of history but the wool that […]
Quest For The Cures Free Online Conference Starting the 21st of April, 2021
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
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As Border Crisis With Russia Escalates, Ukraine President Zelensky Bypasses Biden And Calls On Emmanuel Macron To Bring Peace To Situation
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
As Border Crisis With Russia Escalates, Ukraine President Zelensky Bypasses Biden And Calls On Emmanuel Macron To Bring Peace To Situation by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ The massive build-up of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine has sparked new tensions in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists since 2014. “Ukraine’s sovereignty is …
China Outraged At Joint US-Japan Statement Which Invokes ‘Nuclear Defense’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
"The last Japanese and US leaders to mention Taiwan in a joint statement were Eisaku Sato and Richard Nixon in 1969." US pushes Japan to back Taiwan at Biden-Suga summit – https://t.co/QNhKuY9eeE via @FT — Samuel (@Samuel1763) April 14, 2021 China Outraged At Joint US-Japan Statement Which Invokes ‘Nuclear Defense’ by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ During …
Tucker Carlson: ‘We Are Moving Toward Some Kind of Larger Confrontation with Russia — Why Are We Doing That?’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Tucker Carlson: ‘We Are Moving Toward Some Kind of Larger Confrontation with Russia — Why Are We Doing That?’ by https://www.infowars.com/ * Elites have been pushing false narrative to get what they want, whether it’s to hurt Trump or stoke war – Fox News host Tucker Carlson broke down the recent revelation that the New York Times story …
Russian Warplanes Launch Missiles And Drop Bombs Over The Black Sea in major military exercise – as US ‘warns Commercial Pilots Against Overflying Hot Zone Amid Fears Another MH17’
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Russian Warplanes Launch Missiles And Drop Bombs Over The Black Sea in major military exercise – as US ‘warns Commercial Pilots Against Overflying Hot Zone Amid Fears Another MH17’ by ANTONY THROWER FOR MAILONLINE, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Russia is conducting major exercises including missile launches into Black Sea * Videos show warships being moved from the …
Netanyahu Can’t Be Trusted to Keep Israel Out of War With Iran
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Netanyahu Can’t Be Trusted to Keep Israel Out of War With Iran by https://www.haaretz.com/ A series of widely reported attacks on targets in Iran and Iranian ships that were attributed to Israel reached a peak with the explosion at the nuclear facility in Natanz. Iran’s response was not slow to come this time. Tehran announced …
Ready for Nuclear Holocaust With Russia Over Ukraine?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Tulsi Gabbard Are we prepared to see our loved ones burn alive in a nuclear holocaust in a war with Russia over Ukraine? If not, cut out the macho saber rattling and deescalate before it’s too late. end
Ukrainian Envoy: NATO or Nuclear Weapons
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Ukrainian Envoy: NATO or Nuclear Weapons by Rick Rozoff, https://news.antiwar.com/ Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seconded a statement by Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili that “it is time for concrete proposals for Ukraine and Georgia to obtain a NATO MAP and a plan to join the EU.” The two countries have been paired as partners for …
Russian Invasion Fears Escalate After Moscow Deploys 50 Warplanes to the Black Sea
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 21 hours ago
Russian Invasion Fears Escalate After Moscow Deploys 50 Warplanes to the Black Sea by BRIAN MCGLEENON, https://www.express.co.uk/ RUSSIA has deployed 50 warplanes to the Black Sea as the US warns commercial airlines to avoid the Crimea and eastern Ukraine regions. – Moscow is conducting aerial exercises involving missile launches and bomber movements over the contested …
Progressive Delusions: Pro-Choice but Anti-Liberty; Against GMO Foods but for Genetically Modified “Vaccines”
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 23 hours ago
Not too long ago, I believed that Fox News followers belonged in the biggest cult in the world. I was certain that conservatives were so The post Progressive Delusions: Pro-Choice but Anti-Liberty; Against GMO Foods but for Genetically Modified “Vaccines” appeared first on .
"The $2.3 Quadrillion Global Timebomb"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 20 hours ago
*"The $2.3 Quadrillion Global Timebomb"* By Egon von Greyerz "Credit Suisse is hours from collapse and the consequences could be a systemic failure of the financial system. Disappointingly, my dream last night stopped there. So unfortunately I didn’t experience what actually happened. As I warned in last week’s article on Archegos and Credit Suisse, investment banks have created a timebomb with the $1.5 quadrillion derivatives monster. A few years ago, the BIS (Bank of International Settlement) in Basel reduced the $1.5 quadrillion to $600 trillion with a pen stroke. But the real ...
"Globalists Will Need Another Crisis In America As Their Reset Agenda Fails"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 20 hours ago
*"Globalists Will Need Another Crisis* * In America As Their Reset Agenda Fails"* by Brandon Smith "It might sound like “US exceptionalism” to point this out (…and how very dare I), but even if the globalist Reset is successful in every other nation on Earth, the globalists are still failures if they can’t secure and subjugate the American people. As I’ve noted many times in the past, most of the world has been sufficiently disarmed, and even though we are seeing resistance in multiple European nations against forced vaccination legislation and medical tyranny, it is unlikely that t...
Saudi-led Coalition intercepts Houthi drone in northern Yemen
[image: Saudi-led Coalition intercepts Houthi drone in northern Yemen] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – On Sunday, the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia announced that it had intercepted and destroyed an armed drone inside Yemeni airspace, which was launched by the Houthi forces toward the Kingdom. In a statement carried by Al-Watan newspaper, the coalition said that the Houthi forces’ attempts are systematic and deliberate to target civilians and civil infrastructure, stressing that necessary operational measures be taken to protect civilians in accordance with international humanit...
Hypersonic Missiles Are Big Deal but What if the Navy Could Shoot Them Down?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Missile Defense, Americas* [image: Missile Defense] American destroyers already have systems to track and try to shoot down regular ballistic missiles; could they be adapted to new hypersonic weapons? *Key point: *The Navy wants to be able to protect itself from a wide variety of threats. Here is how the service could track and try to take out newer and faster missiles. Having a U.S. Navy destroyer able to take out intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a radical development that multiplies defenses in unprecedented ways. The mid-course phase of flight dur...
Greece and Israel sign largest defense deal
[image: Greece and Israel sign largest defense deal] BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – On Sunday, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed the biggest deal weapons deal with Greece. According to the Jerusalem Post newspaper, Israel and Greece signed the largest defense procurement agreement on Sunday, as the Hellenic Air Force signed an agreement with the Israeli company Elbit Systems, who will operate a training center for the Greek Air Force. This new agreement between Israel and Greece is valued at $1.65 billion. Continue reading Greece and Israel sign largest de...

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