Sunday, April 18, 2021

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

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Watch: Russian suicide drone attack militants in Syria
[image: Watch: Russian suicide drone attack militants in Syria] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Russian Veste channel published a video showing the use of the Russian Lancet suicide drone against militants in Syria. The drone, which has been used in Syria for several years, has been the go-to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Russian Armed Forces against the militants. The Veste channel’s video shows the drone attacking a jeep used by the militants and the location of their machine guns. Continue reading Watch: Russian suicide drone attack militants in Syria at AMN - Al-Masd...
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 21 hours ago
* Father pulls daughter out of NYC’s exclusive $53,000-a-year Brearley School over 'cancerous' antiracism policies* A father has pulled his daughter out of an exclusive Upper East Side private school in outrage over the school's extensive anti-racism policies that include training for parents, and which he says are teaching kids to hate their own country. Andrew Gutmann penned a scathing letter against The Brearley School, an all-girls school in Manhattan where fees are $53,000-a-year, which he sent to more than 600 other parents. Brearley's alumni includes Caroline Kennedy, the ...
Why China’s Anti-Ship Missiles Are a True Danger That Only America Can Counter
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Anti-Ship Missiles, Asia* [image: Anti-Ship Missiles] Long-range Chinese missiles threaten countries throughout the Pacific, but America might be the only country with the money, technology, and will to find ways to defend against them. *Key point: *Beijing knows it can hold warships and bases throughout much of the Pacific at risk. But Washington also knows this and is working on anti-missile defenses. An old adage of defense analysis is that a weapon system that has not been tested does not, in any meaningful sense, exist. Testing gives an organization confide...
Russia’s Tried-and-True T-90 Tank Is Still a Winner
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *T-90 Tank, Europe* One of the T-90’s greatest strengths is its price. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Herein lies one of the strengths inherent to Russian arms exports: instead of focusing on selling the latest, greatest, and most technologically advanced equipment, the T-90 family focuses instead on tried-and-true technologies, incrementally improving them onto a compact, affordable platform. The T-90 and associated variants are one hell of a tank — may be the best in Russian inventories. Relatively modern, they sport many levels of armor and capabilities, a...
Israeli general claims Iran has been waiting for Natanz attack ‘for 20 years’
[image: Israeli general claims Iran has been waiting for Natanz attack ‘for 20 years’] The former head of Israeli military intelligence, Gen. Amos Yadlin, shared in an interview with CNBC News on Saturday that stopping Iran’s nuclear program will be much harder than earlier efforts taken against Iraq and Syria. According to Yadlin, Iran’s nuclear program is “much more fortified and dispersed”, while its neighbors’ nuclear facilities were located in certain solitary places. Tehran also has “dozens” of nuclear facilities, with many of them underground. Moreover, Yadlin was not sure ...
In A Splashy Front-Pager, WashPost Slimes Tucker Carlson As ‘The Bully Pundit’
By Tim Graham ~ Friday’s Washington Post splashed a big headline on the front of the Style section with a picture of number-one Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the words “The bully pundit: Fox News host Tucker Carlson often launches attacks on journalists. And once he’s off the air, the zealots who follow him […]
do not take lightly my word in this hour
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 22 hours ago
Therefore, my beloved, do not take lightly my word in this hour. For I tell you: this is the line. Thus far and no farther! The fallen ones shall not mock life or its essence or its purity or its precious element of love…. This is an hour when you will see sacred fire descend. And you will see the manifestation of plague, and you will see the manifestation of war, and you will see the manifestation of the Death Rider and the opening up of the bowels of the Earth and the very spirits of hell coming forth…. I AM not here with sweet words. For you can imagine them yourse...
It’s Probably Nothing
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 23 hours ago
h/t Ezra
Coulda Had Max
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 23 hours ago
Rex Murphy; What is this man thinking? Let us totally forget this attempt to juggle with levy as not a tax. It is a tax and that’s all there is to it. Secondly the notion that should he win government he will put the money from the “levy” into a special customer account and then… Continue reading →
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 23 hours ago
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney.
Beijing Greenlights Purchases Of Billions In Bullion
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 23 hours ago
In 2018, the Chinese launched a gold-backed, yuan-denominated oil futures contract. These contracts were priced in yuan, but convertible to gold, raising the prospect that “the rise of the petroyuan could be the death blow for the dollar.” Two weeks ago, The IMF reported that the global share of US-dollar-denominated exchange reserves dropped to 59.0% in the fourth … Continue reading Beijing Greenlights Purchases Of Billions In Bullion →
April 18, 2021: Reader Tips
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
Sultans of Swing — Dire Straits It never gets old.
largest troop movement since WWII--huge arsenal set against Ukraine
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 1 day ago
*over 110 Russian tanks* on Donbas border; https://www.unian.info/war/occupied-donbas-huge-build-up-of-russian-military-hardware-spotted-by-osce-monitors-11388892.html ………………………................................................................... 4-15-21 ”According to our data, almost 90,000 (Russian) servicemen, as well as their armed systems were pulled to the border and to the region of occupied Crimea and Donbas. This deployment is not just muscle-flexing... We are dealing with the *largest troop movement in Russia since the Second World War,*" Ukraine ambassador to Germany Me...
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome: Conditioning Us Through Euphemism to Accept an Upcoming “Vaccine” Holocaust
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 1 day ago
Genocides are made more acceptable by labeling the loss of countless mothers, fathers and children as “collateral damage”. Targeting civilians in direct contravention of the The post Sudden Adult Death Syndrome: Conditioning Us Through Euphemism to Accept an Upcoming “Vaccine” Holocaust appeared first on .
Unlimited Range: Why Russia Wanted Nuclear-Powered Aircraft
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Nuclear Energy, Air Force, World* Aircraft powered by nuclear reactors could, in theory, remain in the sky for weeks or possibly months without needing to refuel. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Jet engines are part of what did in the nuclear-powered bombers. Early but mature jet fighter designs left drawing boards and entered serial production at roughly the same time as the bomber prototypes. They were much faster than turboprop bombers, and if they crashed or were shot down, there would be no risk of nuclear contamination. The 1950s and 1960s were the Unite...
Hitler’s Killer Anti-Tank Teams Once Terrorized the Allies
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Europe* A lone soldier armed with a Panzerfaust could — depending on the angle and shot placement — penetrate an Allied tank, ignite its fuel or ammunition and kill everyone inside. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* To Allied tank crews during World War II, the Panzerfaust was one of the German army’s deadliest weapons behind the static 88-millimeter cannon, the rocket-propelled Panzerschreck and — most of all — other tanks. The shoulder-launched Panzerfaust, or “tank fist,” propelled a shaped charge warhead around 45–60 meters per second over a d...
Russia’s T-14 Armata Tank: Good, Bad or a Waste of Time?
Wavell Room, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Wavell Room* *Russian Army, Europe* [image: Russian Army] The T-14 is indeed a powerful new tank and it should cause a major shift of priorities for NATO. *Key point: *The Abrams needs some important upgrades, but the European members of NATO are in worse trouble. The T-14 is a real threat and Europrean NATO needs a larger number of good, modern tanks. The unveiling of the Russian T-14 ‘Armata’ at the Moscow Victory Day Parade in 2015 has exposed the growing obsolescence of current NATO main battle tanks (MBT) and Western military planners have been ignorant of the need for pos...
Israel Has Some of the Best Weapons: Which Might Russia Want to Try?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Israeli Military, World* There are many weapon systems and aspects of the Israeli Defense Forces that Moscow wishes it could buy or adopt for itself. *Key point: *Russia is a modern, great power, but it also wants to keep building a better military. Here is how it might wish to copy Israel. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * In many ways, Israel and Russ...
Old Dog New Tricks: Is Russia's T-80 Tank Worth the Upgrades?
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *T-80 Tank, * They sustained heavy losses in Chechnya, but Moscow isn't letting them go just yet. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: T-80s in Grozny suffered unusually high losses for what was touted as a modern, capable Main Battle Tank. Part of the problem was Grozny’s defenders. It is reported that many of the defenders were veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War, experience veterans rather than young, inexperienced volunteers. Sure, the T-14 Armata is cool, but have you heard of the T-80 series? On paper at lease, it packs a mean punch. The crowning achievement ...
Covid 31, Articles arguing for lifting the PH lockdown
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
Not a comprehensive list but here are some materials that I could find, limited to Filipino columnists. *Lift the Lockdown* End the lockdown, no more extension Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. April 22, 2020 | 7:05 pm https://www.bworldonline.com/end-the-lockdown-no-more-extension/ Inter-Agency to Terminate Functional businesses (IATF) Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. June 10, 2020 | 5:50 pm https://www.bworldonline.com/inter-agency-to-terminate-functional-businesses-iatf/ Economic hardships worse than virus risks Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. July 15, 2020 | 7:31 pm https://www.bworldonline.com/...
April 18th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 89
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post April 18th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 89 appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Sunday April 18th – Open Thread
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Sunday April 18th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.
CNN’s Climate Scare Plans Exposed
By Peter Murphy ~ The Cable News Network (CNN) is a shell of its former self to the point where no objective person can view it any longer as a “news” operation. Project Veritas, headed by James O’Keefe, which practices undercover journalism, just revealed CNN’s flagrant political agenda to embellish “climate change.” This episode reveals […]
Hepatitis A infections in UK possibly linked to dates
Joe Whitworth, Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Officials in the United Kingdom are investigating close to 30 related Hepatitis A infections with some linked to imported dates. There are 28 people sick in different parts of England since the start of this year, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency added a number of people reported eating dates with epidemiological studies and... Continue Reading
The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright’s Death
Marjorie Cohn, Marjorie Cohn - 1 day ago
When veteran Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, stopped Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, for an expired registration tag, she committed an act of racial profiling. As a result, Wright’s blood is on the hands not only of Potter but also of the U.S. Supreme Court, which has legally sanctioned this type... Read more »
Barça Pummels Athletic Bilbao to Win 31st Copa del Rey
FC Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 on Saturday in the 2021 Copa del Rey final, hoisting the trophy for a record-extending 31st time.
Sheffield Relegated; West Ham Puts Top-4 Finish at Risk
Sheffield United was relegated from the Premier League on Saturday as the result of its loss to Wolverhampton hours after Newcastle United beat West Ham United.
Personal Maxim and Kantian Universal Practical Law
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 day ago
Immanuel Kant explains the relationship between a personal maxim and a universal practical law (in his *Critique of Practical Reason*) : “I have, for example, made it my maxim to increase my wealth by every safe means. Now I have a deposit in my hands, the owner of which has died and left no record of it. This is, naturally, a case for my maxim. Now I want only to know whether that maxim could also hold as a universal practical law. I therefore apply the maxim to the present case and ask whether it could indeed take the form of a law, and consequently whether I could through my maxi...
Real Work With An Honest Purpose
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
“If it’s knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.” ― Edward Abbey Climate hero Bill Gray passed away 5 years ago this week. He was a good … Continue reading →
Global Warming Ruining The Boston Marathon
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
Ten years ago today, Geoffrey Mutai broke the world’s marathon record at Boston by almost a minute. Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai Wins Boston Marathon in 2:03:02 – The New York Times But never mind the facts – two years later experts … Continue reading →
One Parent of New York City Indoctrination School Has Had Enough
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Brearley is a private all-girls school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Tuition costs $54,000 a year and prospective families apparently have to take an “anti-racism pledge” to be considered for admission. However, one family has had enough of the indoctrination machine and penned an eloquent letter explaining their reason […] The post One Parent of New York City Indoctrination School Has Had Enough appeared first on The Last Refuge.
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