Friday, April 02, 2021

2 April - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Anesthesia and memory loss
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
I noticed this article in TheScientist Magazine today. Anesthesia Impairs Memory in Mice | The Scientist Magazine® (the-scientist.com) It is reporting on the original published work, Anesthetics fragment hippocampal network activity, alter spine dynamics, and affect memory consolidation (plos.org) For some time, I've been concerned about memory changes after anesthesia, but haven't been able to find anything about it except discussions of "brain fog" and short term memory loss that clears after a day or so. I recently cancelled an appointment for a colonoscopy, a procedure I ...
Western Carolina University housing coordinator warns RAs not to use ‘Christmas,’ ‘Easter’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Fox News Video of a Western Carolina University (WCU) training session has emerged with a “housing coordinator” telling resident advisers (RA) that the school’s inclusion goals preclude... The post Western Carolina University housing coordinator warns RAs not to use ‘Christmas,’ ‘Easter’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
What Is a Cybersecurity Legal Practice?
dsutherland, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
A Macbook computer (Quentin Meulepas/https://flic.kr/p/6idQDx/CC BY 2.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Recent surveys by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) consistently reveal that one of the top concerns for general counsel at private companies is cybersecurity. This concern is certainly well placed, given the steady stream of alarming incidents involving the security of sensitive data. As a result, corporate general counsel are increasingly hiring, or aware of the need for, an attorney who focuses on “cybersecurity.” But what does that specifically mean? W...
Canada’s Defense Strategy Falls Behind in the Quantum Age
tdekker, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
A full wafer of Intel quantum computers. (Steve Jurvetson, https://flic.kr/p/GxVKi8; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Governments around the world are in a race against time to both leverage the opportunities and mitigate the risks of the next quantum technological revolution. Quantum materials will underpin next-generation electronics and equipment for the military environment, while quantum communication technologies offer ultra-secure communication channels for sensitive information. Quantum computing, perhaps the most disruptive technology, promises im...
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/2/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Car Rams Capitol Barricade, Injuring 2 Officers; Driver Shot
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
At least one officer was in serious condition, while the driver was in critical condition.
Rupert Sheldrake, The Most Controversial Scientist On Earth, Speaks Out
WTStaff, Waking Times - 10 hours ago
*Greg Moffitt* - Sheldrake’s work often explores what he refers to as ‘the extended mind’, the idea that the mind is more than just the brain.
Our Species Is Enduring Largest Uncontrolled Experiment Ever
WTStaff, Waking Times - 10 hours ago
*Rob Verkerk Ph.D.* - There are two fundamental problems with this approach to a vaccine.
Sweden Axes Bill Gates-funded Harvard Experiment Aiming To DIM THE SUN To Fight Climate Change Amid Outcry From Activists
WTStaff, Waking Times - 10 hours ago
*RT* - Sweden’s space agency has called off a geoengineering experiment to determine whether blotting out the sun with aerosols could reverse global warming.
Prosecutors Examine Possible Payments for Sex in Gaetz Probe
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Federal prosecutors are examining whether Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and a political ally who is facing sex trafficking allegations may have paid underage girls or offered them gifts in exchange for sex.
US Capitol on Lockdown After Report of Gunfire Nearby
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
U.S. Capitol Police say all Capitol buildings were being locked down “due to an external security threat” and staff members were told they could not enter or exit the buildings.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds Wisconsin Governor Acted Unlawfully On Mask Mandate
Jonathan Turley, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked Democratic Gov. Tony Evers from issuing any new public health emergency orders to mandate face masks. In a 4-3 decision that broke along ideological lines, the conservative majority found that Evers lacked authority for his order. It is similar to a ruling rejecting orders by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. What was most striking was the dissenting opinion from the three liberal justices. The dissenting justice adopted the most convoluted and artificial construct to ignore the plain meaning of the controlling state law. Justice...
Who is Shaking the Jar?
Burning Platform, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] “If you catch 100 red fire ants as well as 100 large black ants, and put them in a jar, at first, nothing will happen. However, if you violently shake the jar and dump them back on the ground the ants will fight until they eventually kill each other. The thing is, the red ants think the black ants are the enemy and vice versa, when in reality, the real enemy is the person who shook the jar. This is exactly what’s happening in society today. Liberal vs. Conservative. Black vs. White. Pro Mask vs. Anti-Mask. Vax vs. Anti-vax. Rich vs. poor. Man vs. woman. Cop vs. ci...
Gold Market Subject to Speculation & Volatility; Gold Mining is Bad for the Environment; Gold has No Inherent Value
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
Chart showing the ups and downs of the price of gold from 1960-2019: “The gold market is subject to speculation … Continue reading →
No need to question authority - Everything on TV is always true | Biker smashes passenger window - COVID
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Alex the Comic on Robson Street* *in the Downtown Vancouver West End* *Watch Video linked below* *Alex the Comic Trying to Wake up the Sheeple* *But One Absolutely Insists on Remaining Asleep!* Good Morning greencrow, I think this video happened in downtown Vancouver? Some of the commenters say they recognized the location, maybe you do too? *No need to question authority - Everything on TV is always true | Biker smashes passenger window COVID* And I thought I ran into some pretty triggered sheeple!?! WTF!?! *H/T **FreakedOut* ***************** Hi *FreakedOut: * That looks ...
Why China's J-20B Stealth Fighter is Still No Match for the F-22 or F-35
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *China J-20, * Even if China has in fact produced fifty of its highly touted J-20, that still falls far short of America’s current fleet of ready and armed fifth-generation fighters. Here's What You Need to Remember: China’s new fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter has formally entered production, marking a new phase with the country’s efforts to rival the U.S.-built F-35 and position itself as a rival major power air force. Previous reports had speculated that China had possibly built as many as fifty in 2019, however, statements about engine problems may have c...
The Royal Navy’s Vanguard Battleship Decimated Japanese Battlecruisers
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, * Displacing 44,500 tons (standard) and capable of thirty knots, Vanguard was the largest battleship ever built by the Royal Navy. *Here's What You Need to Remember: **Vanguard* was an idiosyncratic curiosity, but would have filled its role effectively if it had been completed in time. Although not comparable to its contemporaries of modern design and armament, it was a beautiful ship, and well worthy of service to the royal family. In an effort to take advantage of the superiority of the Royal Navy in World War I, First Sea Lord John “Jackie” Fishe...
Melting Arctic Drove Beast From The East Claims Fake Study.
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness This latest example of how climate science has been totally corrupted appears in the Telegraph: This is so utterly wrong on so many levels that it is hard to see how it ever passed peer review or got published. For a start, the Beast was […]
Texas Filed Enforcement Action Against Metals.com, Tow­er Equi­ty, Chase Met­als, Bar­rick Capital & Others for Fraudulent Precious Metals Investment Scheme
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 11 hours ago
“March 29, 2021 | Press Release | Consumer Protection/Scams AG Pax­ton: Claim Dead­line Set for Metals .com, Tow­er Equi­ty, Chase … Continue reading →
Basic, essential digging and clearing tools - what's best?
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
During the February snowstorm, Miss D. and I found ourselves unable to clear snow from our driveway because we couldn't find the right tools. We had no snow shovel, and no full-size spade or shovel - only small gardening trowels, and a couple of entrenching tools. It's not that we didn't have better tools, but they were stored elsewhere for the winter. We didn't expect to need them in North Texas weather, where snow and ice are seldom an issue. A fat lot of good that was to us when we needed them! (Yes, I've rectified that. *Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.*) A recent articl...
SAME OR DIFFERENT: We're all the same, Gates seemed to say!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021* *Which means we're all subject to error:* Again and again, for reasons which are perfectly obvious, assumptions concerning matters of race lie at the heart of our nation's public discussions. For better or worse, such assumptions lie at the heart the way the Derek Chauvin trial is being reported and discussed. Such assumptions will sometimes take our journalists beyond the valley of their actual knowledge. As an example, we'll direct you to Gene Robinson's column in this morning's Washington Post. Why did Chauvin do what he did on the day in question? In p...
9 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Friday, April 2 — all of them related to travel
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
Nine new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Friday, April 2). All nine cases are related to travel — five are a group of international travellers who travelled together, and the other four are people who travelled domestically outside Atlantic Canada. Five of the cases are in Nova Scotia’s Health Western Zone; […]
Uranus: Detection of X-rays and their Implications
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
Just as Earth’s atmosphere scatters light from the Sun, both Jupiter and Saturn scatter X-rays produced by our star. In a new study using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, we now learn that Uranus likewise scatters X-rays, but with an interesting twist. For there is a hint — and only a hint — that […]
Data Mining for Election Fraud
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 13 hours ago
Jay Valentine explains in his American Thinker article Election Fraud Hotspots – 10% of the Data are 70% of the Fraud Jay is an expert in uncovering insurance fraud and points out that the same analyses will disclose fraudulent ballot patterns. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and images. The more our team looked at […]
Enemies Beware: America's F-35 Might Soon Track Ballistic Missiles
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Americas* Weapons developers describe this technical advance in terms of something entirely compatible with ship-based Aegis radar. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Missile defense just keeps getting better. *(This article first appeared in December 2017.)* The F-35’s Distributed Aperture Sensor (DAS) has performed airborne identification and target tracking of a ballistic missile in a test off the coast of Hawaii as part of ongoing development of the 5th-generation aircraft’s ability to conduct airborne ballistic missile defense missions. Northrop Grumman an...
Nazi Germany's King Tiger Tank Is Back (Well, Not Exactly)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *military, Europe* [image: World War II History] This tank is one impressive beast, but it is also rare and so is both a huge tourist attraction and a major pain to restore. Switzerland was famously neutral during World War II, but in the coming months the Swiss Military Museum will be home to one of the only surviving and operational German Tiger II “King Tiger” tanks. During the war less than 500 of the heavy tanks were built and only a handful survives today. The only other operational King Tiger is at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France. Officially designate...
The F-22 Raptor Will Fight on To 2045 (and Beyond)
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-22 Raptor, Americas* The Raptor is an aging aircraft, but a vital one that the Air Force is keen to keep flying. *Here's What You Need to Know*: First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection. The Air Force is rapidly pursuing a new “agile software development” strategy for its F-22 Raptor to quickly equip the stealth fighter with new sensors, improved radar and avionics, faster computer processors and greatly enhanced weapons technology, service officials said. The acquisition strateg...
The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers: Now Unstoppable?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Navy, Americas* [image: U.S. Navy] Virtual software upgrades need to be delivered quickly to keep American warships in action and to cut down on time-consuming bureaucracy. U.S. Navy destroyers will now be better equipped to hunt and destroy enemy submarines due to a series of hardware and software upgrades to its Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 destroyers. The focus of the effort, which included adding a virtual upgrade to the *USS William P. Lawrence*, is not only upon bringing new war capacities to the ship but also aimed at timing, meaning the initiative aimed...
Does America Need New ICBMs (Or Any at All)?
Doreen Horschig, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Doreen Horschig* *ICBMs Nuclear Weapons, United States* [image: ICBM] How flawed assumptions have fueled the Pentagon’s push for new missiles. President Joe Biden is expected to submit his fiscal 2022 defense budget request to Congress in May. The ongoing efforts to keep building costly weapons like the F-35 Lightning fighter jets and *Gerald R. Ford*-class aircraft carriers have been particularly controversial. But another program in development has been grabbing headlines: The Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). Matt Korda, a research associate with the Federation of Ame...
$1,400 Stimulus Checks for Veterans? We Know Now When Its Coming.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Checks, * [image: Stimulus Check Money] Veterans Affairs disability and pension beneficiaries should receive their third stimulus check sometime in April. Veterans Affairs disability and pension beneficiaries should receive their third stimulus check sometime in April. “Veterans who didn't filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return or use the IRS's Non-filer tool last year may have to wait a bit longer to receive a third stimulus check,” Kiplinger’s reported this week. “That's because the IRS is still reviewing data sent over from the Department of Veterans Affair...
In Gun Debate, Both Sides Have Evidence to Back Them Up
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Research suggests statistical evidence supports both parties’ positions about gun control legislation.
Does a Video Show Soil Liquefaction?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
We can say this ... the video of people running across a waterbed-like field is real.
Big Energy Pocketed $8.2 Billion in Tax Bailouts Last Year, But Still Slashed 60,000 Jobs
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
Companies claimed the $8.2 billion in benefits under two CARES Act provisions. The tax-law change did little for the nearly 60,000 workers those companies fired. The post Big Energy Pocketed $8.2 Billion in Tax Bailouts Last Year, But Still Slashed 60,000 Jobs appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Fully Vaccinated Can Travel Again, Says New CDC Guidance
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
According to the CDC, nearly 100 million people in the U.S. — or about 30% of the population — have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Fishing, energy and hunting tales from Alaska (ft. Cody McLaughlin)
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 11 hours ago
Cody McLaughlin joined the podcast from his new home in Alaska to discuss adjusting to the Last Frontier, the MeatEater controversy and more. The post Fishing, energy and hunting tales from Alaska (ft. Cody McLaughlin) appeared first on CFACT.
Fentanyl 11 ng/mL
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
In modern America, we periodically offer up white men as human sacrifices to the PC gods. Among our benefactions: Jake Gardner, Kyle Rittenhouse, Darren Wilson, the Duke lacrosse players, University of Virginia fraternity members, Stacey Koon and Mark Fuhrman. The rest of us just keep our heads down and pray we won’t be next.
Good Friday Reproaches
Menagerie, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
Please, no political content here. I don’t care how much you just know your current events comments are related to these religious posts, don’t do it. You have numerous posts every day for politics. Use those. Posted in Uncategorized The post Good Friday Reproaches appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Goodbye War on Terror, Hello Permanent Pandemic
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
What happened to the War on Terror? World leaders have swapped it out for a new narrative: the permanent pandemic, where society will be controlled under the guise of “pathogen vigilance.” The post Goodbye War on Terror, Hello Permanent Pandemic appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Did the New York Times Suppress Advance Reporting on the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The Bay of Pigs suppression myth makes for a timeless lesson about the perils for news organizations in yielding to government pressure and withholding vital if sensitive information, ostensibly because of national security implications.
In Politics, Everyone has to Eat the Olives
Steven Horwitz, Econlib - 12 hours ago
In a recent post, Sarah Skwire argued, quite rightly, that one of the great features of the market is that it makes a lot of stuff she doesn’t like. It also, of course, makes a lot of stuff that she does, including the very specific kinds of weird things that individuals like Sarah might wish […] The post In Politics, Everyone has to Eat the Olives appeared first on Econlib.
“Defender Europe 21”: The U.S. Militarization of the Balkans vs Russia
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 12 hours ago
Twenty two Years Ago. 24 March 2021 marks the commemoration of the illegal US-NATO war of aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which started in March 1999. In a bitter irony, a few days prior to March 24th, reports confirmed that the US army and NATO are once again beating the drums of war near … Continue reading “Defender Europe 21”: The U.S. Militarization of the Balkans vs Russia →
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 12 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin The Amazon Rainforest Now Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Absorbs Fact check: Masks won't give you lung cancer; some masks do include chemicalsMore than 100 people in Washington state have contracted COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated against the virus, according to officials from the Washington State Department of Health.Known as "breakthrough cases," these illnesses are expected with any type of vaccine, officials said. The department reported in a press release on Tuesday that, out of 1 million fully vaccinated people in Washington, there is evidence of 10...
California marijuana advocates drumming up support for proposed statewide ballot measure
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
After enduring years of frustration stemming from myriad business complications, the California marijuana industry might soon have a way to “fix legal cannabis” in the state. A statewide ballot measure is being floated that could potentially ease the high taxes, regulatory burdens and illicit-market competition the California industry has been dealing with since 2016, when […] California marijuana advocates drumming up support for proposed statewide ballot measure is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
About to?
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
How’s about already has. From the Globe and Mail I don’t want to alarm you, but you might like to know that the federal government is about to take over the media. Perhaps you will think I am exaggerating. But before the spring is out, based on its own announced timeline, there won’t be a… Continue reading →
Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally
ABUJA, Apr 02 (IPS) - As richer western nations continue hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to the detriment of poorer nations, there is some light on the horizon. On April 15, 2021, the U.S. will join the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and co-host the launch of the Investment Opportunity for COVAX Advance Market Commitment. Read the full story, “Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally”, on globalissues.org →
Pandemic Accentuates Need for Caribbean Countries to Improve Food and Nutrition Security
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 02 (IPS) - Last year, Jaxine Scott was off work as a caregiver at a primary school as a result of the pandemic. One day, she noticed a green shoot emerging from some garlic in her fridge. She decided to plant it, and to her surprise, it thrived. “I thought ‘It looks like I have a green thumb, let me plant something else,’” Scott says. She now has a backyard garden, including cucumber, pumpkin, melon, callaloo, cantaloupe, pak choy and tomatoes. “It makes me feel good,” she says. “I can help my family members and neighbours. It has saved me money. I’m not goi...
Wearing a Ruck with 2nd Line Gear
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
tire iron Mar 22, 2012 The post Wearing a Ruck with 2nd Line Gear appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Power meets insanity
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
No human comes into my house unless they have been vaccinated. And soon, I will not frequent businesses unless their staff has been vaccinated. —... The post Power meets insanity appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
CBP Ad: Join Border Patrol… And Rescue Illegal Aliens Who Start Forest Fires?
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan What did US Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations mean by this? RESCUED! Watch the video of... The post CBP Ad: Join Border Patrol… And Rescue Illegal Aliens Who Start Forest Fires? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
AOC asked directly about “kids in cages”
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Forbes Breaking News Mar 31, 2021 In a story posted to Instagram last night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to the question: “Why are you not... The post AOC asked directly about “kids in cages” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Move Over Homeless Americans, Illegal Immigrants get First Priority Now
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Investment Watch Americans First is a thing of the past in this new regime, Immigrants are more important now. All the while denying that there... The post Move Over Homeless Americans, Illegal Immigrants get First Priority Now appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Dr. Fauci Admits COVID Vaccine May Not Be Safe
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Washington Gazette – by John Paluska In an interview on Meet The Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has hyped the Coronavirus vaccine since day... The post Dr. Fauci Admits COVID Vaccine May Not Be Safe appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
High horse
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
https://twitter.com/talialikeitis/status/1375982722234077184 The post High horse appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
SICK: New York Senate Passes Law to DETAIN “Contagious” People
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Big League Politics – by Richard Moorhead The New York State Senate has passed a law to allow arbitrary detention of individuals deemed a coronavirus... The post SICK: New York Senate Passes Law to DETAIN “Contagious” People appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
In Spain, it’s brutal
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
https://twitter.com/wemustrisenow/status/1377885332369121282 The post In Spain, it’s brutal appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
https://twitter.com/Xeriland/status/1377757687954423808 The post Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
U.S. Intelligence And National Security Agencies Warn Supply Chain Are Facing Cyber Threats
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Intelligence, national security agencies warn of US supply chain threats* *Hackers increasingly using companies and trusted suppliers as 'attack vectors' against US * The intelligence community on Thursday launched a "call to action" to strengthen U.S. supply chains against threats posed by foreign adversaries, which officials say pose "unique counterintelligence and security threats." The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, along with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity ...
California: City of Petaluma Is First in US to Ban New Gas Stations in Line with UN Agenda 2030
The Center Square, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Last fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. Berkeley and several cities in California have banned, or are planning to ban, the use of natural gas in new homes and businesses.
Drone Whistleblower Charged With Violating Espionage Act Pleads Guilty
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Daniel Hale, who blew the whistle on the United States government's targeted assassination program that includes drones, pled guilty to transmitting and retaining "national defense information" in violation of the Espionage Act. The guilty plea by Hale makes him the first whistleblower to be convicted under the Espionage Act during President Joe Biden's administration. A change of plea hearing was held on March 31 in the Eastern District of Virginia, around a week before Hale was scheduled to go to trial. Judge Liam O'Grady permitted Hale to remain under supervision by a probatio...
Militarized Law Enforcement Isn’t Protecting Us From Mass Shooters
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
On March 24, 2021, a man shot up a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing nine workers and shoppers and one police officer. I live nearby and heard about the shooting when a comrade sent me a local Libertarian’s livestream of the tragedy as it was happening. About five minutes into the livestream and roughly six minutes since the first shots were fired, four Boulder Police officers rushed into the store. They were met with what sounded like gunshots, then two of the officers ran out of the King Scopers entrance. This is likely the moment Officer Eric Talley was k...
How Cutting Down Military Spending Could Bring About Peace
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Since the end of WWII, especially since the breakup of the Soviet Union, it appears as if US political leaders feel they are trapped in a time warp and are unable to break free. They seem to believe that they must repeat the same disastrous foreign policy of regime change over and over. Since 9/11, the US has attacked or supported attacks against Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. The attacks, especially the horrendous US-led war crime against Iraq, have destabilized and created havoc in the Middle East, devastated these nations and caused death and appalling suffering for...
1,100 Mine Workers In Alabama Are Going On Strike
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Over 1,100 workers at two Alabama coal mines and related facilities will go on strike starting Thursday, April 1, at 10:30 pm. United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) issued the strike notice against Warrior Met Coal on behalf of the workers in the company’s two coal mines and related facilities after negotiations over the latest contract failed. The last contract was negotiated in 2016, as Warrior Met Coal was bringing the company out of the bankruptcy caused by its erstwhile owner, Walter Energy. As the union’s press release details, it was on the backs of the labor and sacrifice ...
New Book: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
I’ve got a new book out, which you can order by clicking here or here, or download a cheap PDF by clicking here. It’s called Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix, and like the ongoing series of essays I’ve been putting out of the same name […]
USA Can Easily Release 10 Million Unused Astrazeneca Doses To Protect Health Care Workers In Africa - Many Trained By Them
Robert Walker, Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
There are billions of vaccine doses coming along later this year. Biden says he will give excess doses to other countries, so the US is expected to be a huge donor later this year. Even if the US fully vaccinates everyone, adults and children, twice over, now and in the fall, the US has secured so many doses for 2021 that it will be able to fully vaccinate 1.3 billion people outside the US as well. read more
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 2
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1941 Regent of Iraq arrived at UK airbase at Habaniya Anbar after Golden Square officers tried to arrest him after coup Regent tried and failed to organize resistance to coup in Basra Then fled to Jordan (Musings On Iraq Iraq’s First Battle Of Fallujah 1941) (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Boich World War II In Iraq and Syria) (Musings On Iraq review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Role of the Milita...
U.S. And Iran Agree To Indirect Talks Next Week On Returning To Nuclear Deal
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* BREAKING NEWS: US and Iran agree to begin negotiations to restore the nuclear deal in Vienna next week * Donald Trump pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran * He called it the 'the worst deal ever negotiated' and carried out 'maximum pressure' campaign * Tehran then boosted its enrichment activities * Biden made rejoining the deal one of his first priorities when he entered office * Tehran and Washington have been at odds, but the Vienna talks are a breakthrough * Diplomats have said the aim is to reach an agreement within two months ...
Western govt contractor entrapped British scholar in sting operation to cover up Syria corruption scandal
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
CIJA, a taxpayer-funded outfit that collaborated with al-Qaeda, lied to entrap a British academic in a sting operation. Its goal was to discredit critics of the dirty war on Syria – and cover up its own corruption.
Officer Shoots and Kills 13yo Boy ‘Who Wanted to Be a Cop’ — Will Not Release Footage
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: chicago]A 13-year-old boy was gunned down by Chicago police who are not releasing video of the incident despite calls from family and Mayor.
Australia Always In Drought Or Flood
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Australia is almost always experiencing drought or flood. Many years they experienced both. 04 Jan 1876 – DRY WEATHER. – Trove
Harris to Move into Official VP Residence Next Week
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Vice President Kamala Harris her husband Doug Emhoff have spent the months since her inauguration on Jan. 20 living temporarily at Blair House, the president's official guest residence.
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Is 2021 Diverse Champion
cmaadmin, Diverse - 13 hours ago
Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students.
One-third of the world’s daily deaths: Three key figures to understand the pandemic in Brazil
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (BBC Brasil) The pandemic tragedy in Brazil has reached such alarming numbers that it is increasingly difficult to dimension the deaths that happen in the country and still compare them to the rest of the world. Moreover, groups that deny the seriousness of the pandemic use comparisons with proportional data […] The post One-third of the world’s daily deaths: Three key figures to understand the pandemic in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Groundbreaking Investigation Finds Alarming Levels of Arsenic, Lead and Toxic Chemicals in U.S. Tap Water
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
A joint investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found drinking water samples from systems servicing more than 19 million people in the U.S. contained unsafe levels of multiple contaminants. The post Groundbreaking Investigation Finds Alarming Levels of Arsenic, Lead and Toxic Chemicals in U.S. Tap Water appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
To hell with the First Amendment - censor everything!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Glenn Greenwald points out that Congress and the progressive left are pressuring Big Tech to do their censorship dirty work for them. That's a very dire and very slippery slope. Over the course of five-plus hours on Thursday *[March 25th]*, a House Committee along with two subcommittees badgered three tech CEOs, repeatedly demanding that they censor more political content from their platforms and vowing legislative retaliation if they fail to comply. The hearing ... was one of the most stunning displays of the growing authoritarian effort in Congress to commandeer the control...
Latest worldwide developments on the spread of the coronavirus (April 2)
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Europe, criticized by the World Health Organization over its slow rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19, is scrambling to speed up the pace of injections to avoid being left further behind by Britain and the United States. EUROPE * More than 70 British lawmakers have signaled their opposition to introducing so-called […] The post Latest worldwide developments on the spread of the coronavirus (April 2) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Vaccination of Fear, Depopulation? – Economic Update
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Vaccination of Fear, Depopulation? – Economic Update by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (WNW474 4.2.2021) Close to 100 million people reportedly have fallen for the CV-19 vaccination scam based on fear, lies and lies of omission. Nobody wants to inform the public the so-called “vaccines” are totally experimental, and the doctors have no idea what the side effects will …
Reddit WallStreetSilver Silver Squeeze is FAR From Over
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Rob Soltan Gold and silver have pulled back from highs at a time the should be reaching all time highs. What is going on with silver? Is it time to buy silver and gold? Should I sell my silver and gold? Should I buy bitcoin? When reddits wallstreetbets said they were not for silver, wallstreetsilver …
Russia Warns New Donbas Conflict Could ‘Destroy’ Ukraine, NATO Rebukes Moscow
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Russia Warns New Donbas Conflict Could ‘Destroy’ Ukraine, NATO Rebukes Moscow by EURACTIV.com with Reuters and AFP, https://www.euractiv.com/ Russia warned on Thursday (1 April) that a serious escalation in the conflict in Donbas could “destroy” Ukraine as NATO voiced concern over what it said was a big Russian military build-up near eastern Ukraine. – Unverified …
Russia Warns It Will Take ‘Extra Measures to Ensure Its Security’ If NATO Sends Forces to Ukraine After Moscow Moved 4,000 Troops to The Border Amid Growing Fears of War in Disputed Donbass Region
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
See also: – Warships & submarines entering zone of Nord Stream 2 pipeline in ‘planned & prepared provocations’ to obstruct work, says operator – Russia Warns It Will Take ‘Extra Measures to Ensure Its Security’ If NATO Sends Forces to Ukraine After Moscow Moved 4,000 Troops to The Border Amid Growing Fears of War in …
How the CHICOM-Led Democratic Party Minions Are Using Race and Gender to Destroy the Culture of the United States- Lisa Haven and Dave Hodges
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
The Deep State is implementing what can best be described as Mao’s Cultural Revolution in USA. The endgame is the destruction of America and take over by the United Nations under a One World Government led by the Anti-Christ. The Luciferian New World Order. – How the CHICOM-Led Democratic Party Minions Are Using Race and …
“Insane Depth of Cold” to Blast Britain
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
“Most of the daily benchmarks between early-to-mid April are under threat, including some that have stood for more than a century.” ____________ An “insane depth of cold” is set to strike the UK over the Easter weekend, warns the Weather Outlook’s Brian Gaze. Freezing temperatures and frosts will arrive in Scotland on Thursday, April 1, ... Read more The post “Insane Depth of Cold” to Blast Britain appeared first on Ice Age Now.
As Russian Tanks Move Toward Ukraine, The Globe Braces For The Possibility That World War 3 Could Soon Erupt
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Крым, 30 марта pic.twitter.com/yaMoN7leio — IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) March 30, 2021 As Russian Tanks Move Toward Ukraine, The Globe Braces For The Possibility That World War 3 Could Soon Erupt by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ At this hour, more Russian military forces are massed near Ukraine’s borders than we have ever seen before. Western military leaders say …
US Declares Its ‘Unwavering’ Support for Ukraine with Russia flooding Crimea With Trains Full of Tanks Amid Escalating Tensions
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Will the western Illuminati push forward with their limited nuclear WW3 in Eastern Europe? This was the plan, since the Obama-Biden-Hillary administration. I don’t think they will be successful because I don’t think Europe especially France and Germany are fully onboard. You never know though, because Trump has been removed, the odds of this limited …
BRAINWASHING SOAP OPERA RUNS VACCINATION PROPAGANDA
The Healing Oracle Team, Healing Oracle - 15 hours ago
They are trying too hard to push the COVID vaccine propaganda faster! Does it come as a surprise that the daily soap opera ‘Eastenders’ was seen pushing the vaccination propaganda recently, even going as far... The post BRAINWASHING SOAP OPERA RUNS VACCINATION PROPAGANDA appeared first on Healing Oracle.
What is really going on - anyone notice?
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
*From left Mary Donnelly, Maureen Ostensen and the Polar bear (Cynthia Howard, her sign reads 'GD You're Killing ME') outside of a BIW gate just before workers poured out last Saturday. The vigil was part of the annual Lenten seasons peace vigils at the Bath, Maine Navy shipyard. The last Lenten vigil will be April 3 (Saturday). Plans are underway to organize a more regular presence at BIW, more on that later.* * “Those who can get you to believe absurdities can get you to commit atrocities” ~ Voltaire* - I'm watching closely Washington's moves in Ukraine. Many believe ...
China Looks to the Arctic to Avoid Another Suez Slowdown
Andrew Latham, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Andrew Latham* *Suez Canal, arctic* Only time will tell if the Transpolar Route will pan out—if climate change and a shrinking polar ice cap will make this a truly viable maritime superhighway. But Beijing is betting it will. As the events in the Suez Canal over the past week have reminded us, the world’s great sea lanes—the arteries through which flows the lifeblood of the global economy—are defined as much by chokepoints as by open waters. Some of these chokepoints are well known: the Panama Canal, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Suez Canal itself. Othe...
Gulp: China and Russia Want Hypersonic Missiles
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Hypersonic Missiles, Eurasia* All the major powers are racing to build them. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Hypersonic missiles will be faster than anything yet invented and will be very hard to intercept. The Pentagon is fast-tracking sensor and command and control technology development to improve defenses against fast-emerging energy hypersonic weapons threats from major rivals such as Russia or China, US Missile Defense Agency officials said. Citing particular emphasis upon the area of Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC), Missile...
NOAA study takes step closer to predicting meteotsunamis
A new study by NOAA shows the promise of forecasting meteotsunamis after scientists were able to reconstruct the first documented meteotsunami in the Great Lakes in 2018. On April 13, 2018, a huge wave surged across Lake Michigan, flooding the shores of Ludington...... Read more »
Bless you, Bernie Sanders!
Walter E. Block, null - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Extra! Extra! Bernie Sanders channels two toxic white males: François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire) and John Stuart Mill. According to a magnificent statement widely attributed to the former: “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” John Stuart Mill in his “On Liberty” made a powerful utilitarian case for free speech. It is the best, perhaps the only way, to get to the truth. As well, if you are not aware of what the other side of a debate is saying, then you don’t even fully comprehend your own position, ...
Canada In A Race To Vaccinate Its Population Before The Variants Of The Covid-19 Coronavirus Become Dominant
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*BBC:* *Is Canada turning the corner with Covid? * Canada has secured the largest vaccine portfolio in the world but has so far failed to get its inoculation program off the ground, even as it faces the pandemic's third wave. In December, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a C$1bn (£580m) investment in vaccine agreements. Ottawa had secured seven separate vaccine purchase contracts, she said, enough for each Canadian to receive 10 doses, free of charge. Four months later, Canada is still lagging behind most Western nations in vaccinations. It is currently...
The situation at the US-Mexico border is a crisis – but is it new?
Randi Mandelbaum, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law, Rutgers University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Children and families have been fleeing to the US in rising numbers for nearly a decade. So why is the current situation at the US-Mexico border being viewed as something new?
60 years after Bay of Pigs, New York Times role – and myth – made clear
W. Joseph Campbell, Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
The New York Times gave in to White House pressure and did not publish crucial information about an impending US-backed invasion of Cuba. It's an old story, much repeated – but it's wrong.
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Virus Update: • Israel's dilemma: Can the unvaccinated return to workplaces?; • Russian entrepreneurs adapt to virus lockdown challenges; • Good Friday and virus lockdown empty Manila’s streets. https://t.co/I9aVorfCtb — The Associated Press (@AP) April 2, 2021 Iran rejects meeting with U.S. at Vienna nuclear deal talks https://t.co/OlKcl4PZOV pic.twitter.com/vaCuRgapzX — Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2021 BREAKING: U.S., Iran agree to begin indirect talks on limiting Iran's nuclear program, nearly 3 years after Trump pulled out of deal. https://t.co/M7qkTO4GPW — The Associated Press...
$1,400 Stimulus Checks: What Americans Are Spending Their Cash On
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * [image: Stimulus Check] Credit card payments have increased 29 percent, utility payments are up 23 percent, and cable/Internet payments have gone up 20 percent. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed into law by President Joseph Biden on March 11, was a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill meant to kickstart the economy amid the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to a variety of measures that include coronavirus relief and an expansion of the child tax credit, the Rescue Plan mandated $1,400 in direct payments to individuals. ...
India Keeps Buying Russian Missiles and Jet Fighters
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Arms Sales, Asia* The country is turning to its long-running relationship with Moscow to patch up the growing gap in its air defenses. *Here's What You Need to Know*: India can't get enough of Russian weapons. As we enter the 2020s, the Indian Air Force will continue to shrink in size to twenty-six out of a required forty-two squadrons due to retirements of aging Cold War Russian MiG-21 and MiG-27 jets. While the IAF is mulling purchases of additional advanced Western jet fighter like the Dassault Rafale, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, the Lockheed F-21 or Boeing Super...
The Quad: The Military Powerhouse Built to Take on China?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *The Quad, Asia* [image: The Quad] Whether or not a formal alliance is made, all four countries are powerful and are sharing high-tech weapons development and coordination. A recent Pentagon report cites Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as praising the increasingly discussed “Quad” of Indo-Pacific countries interested in strengthening collaborative deterrence efforts to contain China. Referring to China’s “malign influence” in the region, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Austin said the partnership of the United States, Japan, Australia and India was vital to...
‘Bad Apple Act’ to End Qualified Immunity for Corrupt Cops Who Violate Rights
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: bad apple]The Bad Apples in Law Enforcement Accountability Act is set to hold bad cops liable if they participate in the "deprivation of any individual rights."
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and then US President Donald Trump (R) walk hand in hand under the colonnades of the White House in Washington, DC, on 24 April 2018. © AFP 2021 / LUDOVIC MARIN *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Quipsters-in-Chief: Politicians Who Know How to Crack a Joke *(Sputnik).
ALL MANKIND IS UNDER ATTACK
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 14 hours ago
China Boycotts Nike, H&M: West Baffled & Shocked
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago
China Boycotts Nike, H&M: West Baffled & Shocked News Topic 95: China forces brands to make a cotton choice Action against H&M and Nike shows intolerance of scrutiny over Xinjiang China forces brands to make a cotton choice The disappearance of Hennes & Mauritz, one of the world’s largest clothing retailers, from ecommerce and ride-hailing […]
Facebook & Instagram ban any image, video or voice of Trump
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Facebook & Instagram ban any image, video or voice of Trump ****News Topic 354***** Facebook says even content “in the voice of Donald Trump” is banned, deletes major interview Facebook says even content “in the voice of Donald Trump” is banned, deletes major interview Scorched earth censorship.
Margin Of Fraud
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Andrew W. Coy; One could argue, successfully, that January 6 on the Washington Mall happened because of the lack of integrity and guts in the Supreme Court. Because of their blatant disassociation with being a coequal branch with the presidency and Congress, the Court has lost enormous respect from half of America. This is dangerous… Continue reading →
25,000: That’s how many retractions are now in the Retraction Watch Database
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
We reached two milestones this week at Retraction Watch. Our database — the most comprehensive source for retractions by a wide margin — surpassed 25,000 retractions. And our list of retracted COVID-19 papers, which we’ve maintained for a year, grew past 100 for the first time. When we launched Retraction Watch in 2010, we, along … Continue reading 25,000: That’s how many retractions are now in the Retraction Watch Database
Court to decide the future of Owls Head
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
Yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Christa Brothers heard an application or a judicial review of “the Minister of Lands and Forestry’s decisions to de-list Owls Head Provincial Park from the Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan and to enter into an agreement to sell the land to a private company, Lighthouse Links, for development into a golf resort,” explain […]
F-35: The Forgotten Thing That Makes This Stealth Fighter a Killer
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] Keeping high-tech platforms like the F-35 stealth fighter jet upgraded and able to handle new weapons is vital to staying ahead of any adversary. “Software may decide who wins the next war,” were words spoken a few years back by former Air Force acquisition executive William Roper as part of various explanations to reporters about the service’s efforts to fast-track certain promising weapons systems, technologies and platforms to war. The concept, as articulated by Roper, was to mitigate any need for spread-out, incremental ...
How It Feels Getting a Coronavirus Vaccine From the VA
Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Alex Hollings* *Coronavirus Vaccine, * Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward with plans to roll out a nation-wide vaccination strategy for more than 24 million veterans, spouses, caregivers, and staff within its system by May 1. Last week, on March 24, President Joe Biden signed the *Save Lives Act* into law, authorizing all veterans, spouses, and caregivers in the VA system to receive a Covid vaccine. The Department of Veterans Affairs took that ball and ran with it, moving forward with plans to roll out a nation-wide vaccination strategy for more than 24 million vet...
History Lessons: Five Myths about America's Rise
Gregory Mitrovich, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Gregory Mitrovich* *U.S. History, Americas* Beijing assumes that America's rise in its hemisphere was assured, and uses such as model to claim dominance over East Asia. It ignores the complicated history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Chinese officials are increasingly invoking examples from American history to justify their efforts to dominate the South China Sea and establish a broader sphere of influence throughout the Indo-Pacific theater. Beijing, they contend, is merely following America’s model as it rose to power in the nineteenth century. There is little di...
Drones are Helping F-35 Stealth Fighters Watch the Vast Pacific
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35 Drones, Asia* This is a critical part of the Pentagon’s strategy to strengthen and increase intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in the massively spread apart or dispersed Pacific theater. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Manned-unmanned teaming with F-35s and drones, coupled with F-35 air to surface ISR networking, intelligence sharing and target coordination, in near real-time, is exactly aligned with the Pentagon’s strategy to strengthen and increase ISR is the massively spread apart or dispersed Pacific theater. What if Korean, Japanese, Aust...
Delta Defense Group: How Secret Guns Are Getting Funneled Into Syria
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Syrian Civil War, Middle East* No known firearms manufacturer utilizes the “Delta Defense Group” moniker and logo that identifies the pistols, suggesting that someone is attempting to clandestinely supply arms to forces in the region. *Key point:* A lot of actors are interested in the Syrian civil war and which groups survive. A lot of strange arms have flooded the region and it is unclear who made them, where they are from, and what their purpose is. The battlefields of Syria see handguns from every corner of the globe. The massive demand created by the war has le...
Fact: India Still Buys Most of its Weapons from Russia
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Arms Sales, Asia* And it might not change anytime soon. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Reports of the Indo-Russian arms trade’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Since the 1960s, India has procured the larger part of its armaments from Moscow, and weapons systems such as the Mi-4 helicopter, T-55 tank and SS-2 Styx anti-ship missile have played a decisive role in India’s military conflicts. As alliances shifted in the post-Cold War era, Washington has heavily courted New Delhi as part of an effort to counter-balance China’s rise as superpower. This has ...
Coronavirus Collapse: Asset Price Inflation Will Generate an Economic Crisis
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Joergen Oerstroem Moeller* *economy, Americas* What has happened after the coronavirus is that the total amount of goods and services has fallen, leaving countries poorer now than before the pandemic started. The global economy is heading for a major financial crisis. If worst comes to the worst, then it may be like the Wall Street crash in 1929. Possibly with equally devastating political and economic consequences opening the door for populism. The debate about economic policies to get us through the coronavirus is therefore far more than just the trajectory of economic growth...
Thousands party in Brussels Bois de la Cambre as April Fools’ joke gets out of hand
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Daily Mail Mounted police officers charged at and trampled park-goers before turning water cannons on them as thousands of revellers packed a park in Belgium... The post Thousands party in Brussels Bois de la Cambre as April Fools’ joke gets out of hand appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Citing Unfair Labor Practices, 1,300 Steelworkers Strike In Five States
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Brackenridge, PA - At 7:00 AM on Tuesday, March 30, 1,300 Steelworkers employed by Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) walked out in protest at facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The strike comes just over a year after United Steelworkers began negotiations with ATI. According to a statement released that day, the union is dissatisfied with company demands for ​“major economic and contract language concessions.” United Steelworkers further claims that ATI has committed unfair labor practices. A charge filed with the National Labor Rel...
AstraZeneca Changes Its COVID-19 Vaccine Name From CoviShield To Vaxzevria Due To Blood Clots Controversy
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Great Game India AstraZeneca has rebranded and changed the name of its COVID-19 vaccine from CoviShield to Vaxzevria. The move is because the company is... The post AstraZeneca Changes Its COVID-19 Vaccine Name From CoviShield To Vaxzevria Due To Blood Clots Controversy appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
BIDEN: “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test?”
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Donald J Trump Aug 5, 2020 BIDEN: “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? C’mon man. That’s like... The post BIDEN: “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test?” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Gunman Who Killed 4 People, Including Child in Mass Shooting at Orange County, CA Business Complex Identified as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila Orange County- A gunman killed 4 people, including a 9-year-old boy Wednesday night in a mass shooting at a... The post Gunman Who Killed 4 People, Including Child in Mass Shooting at Orange County, CA Business Complex Identified as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
WHO Pushes International Pandemic Treaty — Another Stepping Stone to World Government
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
The Freedom Articles – by Makia Freeman The WHO is promoting a new international pandemic treaty to be drawn up and signed by the world’s... The post WHO Pushes International Pandemic Treaty — Another Stepping Stone to World Government appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
New Developments In Alex Saab Case
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
The plot around the kidnapping of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in Cape Verde peaks, intensifies and continues to be a trending topic on Twitter, while the United States government relentlessly applies pressure to bring the diplomat to its territory. Meanwhile, social media networks again reflect opinions about the case—#EEUUCompraCaboVerde was a trending topic in Venezuela this Wednesday, March 31. This, with respect to the most recent movements of Washington through a policy that, in general, is based on blackmail and financial suffocation. The complaints about new agreemen...
Reality Vax Class
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Life In The Labyrinth Jan 5, 2021 The post Reality Vax Class appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Extinction Rebellion Sprays Bank Of England With ‘Oil’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
City of London - Several people have been arrested as Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Fossil Fool’ protesters sprayed the Bank of England with fake oil to highlight the “societal collapse” the activist group say global financial institutions are driving the planet towards. XR’s latest theatrical protest saw suit-clad activists descend on the heart of London’s financial district, demanding the Bank of England regulate the banks which continue to fund fossil fuel companies. The biodegradable fake oil, a mixture of black pond dye and guar gum extracted from beans, was sprayed from fire extin...
Christians Mark Good Friday Amid Lingering Virus Woes
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Worshippers are marking a second annual Holy Week under various movement restrictions amid outbreaks fanned by more contagious strains.
Biden’s Foray into Expensive Offshore Wind
IER, IER - 14 hours ago
The Biden administration has announced plans to vastly expand the use of offshore wind power along the U.S. East Coast.… The post Biden’s Foray into Expensive Offshore Wind appeared first on IER.
Despite US’ Dirty Tricks, Bolivia Is Finding A Way To Stay Independent
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Sentiments in Bolivia for and against the coup d’etat of November 2019 are predictably along class lines. Those from more affluent sections felt that the socialist policies of the government of President Evo Morales (which was in power from 2006 to 2019) were eating into their authority. But these sections could not oust Morales at the ballot box because his policies of redistribution were wildly popular among the mass of the population. Morales won three elections, each of them with a decisive mandate: winning 53.74% in 2005, 64.08% in 2009, and 61.36% in 2014. Pressure to preven...
New Mexico Passes Cannabis Legalization And Expungement Package
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Santa Fe, NM – With the New Mexico Legislature approving social justice-centered cannabis legalization during the special session today, Emily Kaltenbach, Senior Director for Resident States and New Mexico for the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement: “New Mexicans are finally able to exhale. After many years of hard work, another whirlwind legislative session, and input from stakeholders throughout the state, social justice-centered cannabis legalization is on its way to the Governor’s desk, where she has already agreed to sign. We thank the Governor and our l...
How holograms work
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
You may really look at the mouse hologram from different directions. The holographic principle states that a theory of quantum gravity is secretly hiding the information about (spatially) 3-dimensional objects in a plane ("photographic film" or "holographic screen") that is just (spatially) 2-dimensional i.e. whose dimension is lower by one. In both cases, the information about the extra dimension, the "depth of a point", is encoded in the typical wavelength of an interference pattern that appears on the screen. In some generalized sense, dinograms or stereograms do exactly the same...
The ‘Roaring Twenties’ and Covid Recovery: Revisiting the Evidence for Europe
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Are the Roaring Twenties an analogue for what a post Covid economy would look like?
Sweden cancels controversial balloon test to artificially cool the Earth
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has decided to cancel the controversial balloon test flight aimed to artificially cool the Earth due to growing concerns about its possible harmful effects on the ozone layer and the ecosystem. The flight was planned to launch in...... Read more »
The Cuban Missile Crisis Revealed
Stephen Griffin, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Martin J. Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis (Knopf, 2020). I use this title not only because of the outstanding qualities of Martin Sherwin’s masterful new book *Gambling With Armageddon*, but because in key respects this is the first book to truly reveal, in a thorough, judicious and analytical way, both the overt and covert story of the crisis as well as its somewhat stunning implications for our understanding of the relationship of the Cold War to constitutional developments in the American preside...
COVID-19: Failure Of The Western Approach
Thierry MEYSSAN, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The Covid-19 epidemic affects the whole world, yet its mortality varies from 0.0003% in China to 0.016% in the United States, i.e. more than 50 times higher. This difference can be explained by genetic differences, but above all by differences in medical approach. It shows that the West is no longer the centre of Reason and Science.
US To Remove Sanctions From ICC Chief Prosecutor
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
The Biden administration will remove in the coming days sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on officials at the International Criminal Court, according to a report issued on Wednesday night. Sources familiar with the matter said the move could happen as soon as this week or next, but an official cautioned that no formal decision has yet been announced. Last year, former US President Donald Trump imposed economic and travel sanctions against International Criminal Court employees investigating abuses by Americans and its allies, including the occupation state of ‘Israel’...
COVID ‘Relief’ Spending Was Enough to ‘Put Every Home in the US on Solar Power — for Life’
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: spending]Congressman Thomas Massie recently made an astute observation in regard to US COVID relief spending and it is infuriating.
Amazon General Strike In Italy
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
It can be said with certainty that the strike was successful, especially among the drivers where participation was around 75%, with peaks of up to 90%. This probably delayed a substantial chunk of deliveries on March 22, but of course it is impossible to know how many customers were unable to receive packages from Amazon. There are around 19,000 Amazon drivers in all of Italy. For the 9000 direct employees in the warehouses (fulfillment centers) and the delivery stations participation was around 70-75% on average nationally, with peaks in the northern sites, and a little lower in...
Grading Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy on China, North Korea, and Russia
William Jeynes, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*William Jeynes* *Joe Biden Foreign Policy, Asia* What are his “grades” to this point, with respect to each of these nations? Upon President Joe Biden’s ascension into power, myriad foreign policy experts were concerned about what the transition would mean for foreign relations with China, North Korea, and Russia. Recent history suggests that there are good reasons for such concern. First, even though in 2020 there appeared to be a lot of bipartisan consensus for a tough stand against China, during the presidential campaign Joseph Biden declared that Donald Trump’s approach was t...
3 Killer Rifles That Never Made it: Into Battle or Off the Drawing Board
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Firearms, * When the army looks for firearm replacements, it often has more options than it knows what to do with. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The history of the U.S. military’s small arms adoption process is filled with “what ifs.” Plenty of great firearms have been turned down, from the FN FAL to the Savage Model 1907. *Why did they never make it into battle?* Here are some of the best rifles that were trialed by the U.S. military but never adopted. *1. The Pedersen Rifle:* The semi-automatic infantry rifle was a concept that garnered intense interest...
Joe Biden's Next Big Move: Cancelling Your Student Debt?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Student Debt, * President Joe Biden is reportedly looking into cancelling up to $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Thursday, a push that the president largely rejected back in February amid pressures from far-Left Democrats to address the student loan crisis. President Joe Biden is reportedly looking into cancelling up to $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Thursday, a push that the president largely rejected back in February amid pressures from far-Left Democrats...
Iran's Naval Mines Might Could Do Some Serious Damage to the U.S. Fleet
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Iranian Navy, * They might not be sexy, but they could prove to be Iran's secret weapon. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* With recent tensions stepping up with Iran, the need for effective minesweepers is rapidly rising. But a recent report by ProPublica suggests that the American minesweeper fleet is hardly ready to be deployed, and the replacement ships are some ways off. Hypersonic missiles and fast attack boats may dominate the headlines as the primary threats to the U.S. Navy, but the naval mine remains one of the deadliest threats to the modern warship. M...
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Mailed Out March 26: What If it Never Arrived?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Check] In a recent update, the IRS acknowledged that most non-filers weren’t included in the current batch, as it focused on sending out payments to those who filed a tax return in 2019 or 2020. It also included individuals who didn’t file a return but were able to register with the IRS non-filers tool. Within the past week, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have worked around the clock to send out a hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks to financially struggling Americans. There are, however, s...
LINDSEY GRAHAM'S NEW ALPHA IS A GUN
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Say what you will about Steve Schmidt, the former Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project, but he's right about Lindsey Graham. The way to understand [Graham] is to look at what's consistent. And essentially what he is in American politics is what, in the aquatic world, would be a pilot fish: a smaller fish that hovers around a larger predator, like a shark, living off of its detritus. That's Lindsey. And when he swam around the McCain shark, broadly viewed as a virtuous and good shark, Lindsey took on the patina of virtue. But wherever the apex shark is, you fi...
Autism, Awareness, and Acceptance
Menagerie, The Last Refuge - 15 hours ago
April is Autism Awareness Month, and today is Autism Awareness Day. That might not even be on my radar if I wasn’t the grandmother of two fantastic little boys who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Old timers here might remember praying for our family and our grandson Conner in 2015 when he had heart […] The post Autism, Awareness, and Acceptance appeared first on The Last Refuge .
The Tories' Racist Gaslighting
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 15 hours ago
1. The government's 258-page report on race and racism wasn't worth the keystrokes. This is gaslighting on an extraoridnary scale, and goes out of its way to deny the life experiences of minority ethnicities and purposely ignore the multiple indices that have recorded and continue to record the consequences of racial discrimination and inequality. The *British Medical Journal* are especially scathing, damning it for "cherry-picked data" and its attempt "to undo several decades of irrefutable peer-reviewed research evidence on ethnic disparities, previous governments’ reports, and i...
Letter from London: A Troubling Decision
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
In the last Letter from London, I discussed the background to the contempt of court case against the historian, journalist and former diplomat Craig Murray for his reporting of the criminal and civil proceedings against Scotland’s former first minister, Alex Salmond, on allegations of sexual assault, for which he was acquitted on all charges at trial.
Good Friday...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago

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