Wednesday, April 21, 2021

21 April - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

 10 pm MDT

IAPA denounces “permanent aggression” against the press in Brazil – report
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 22 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) considers that a "very negative picture" persists for press freedom in Brazil not least because President Jair Bolsonaro encourages "permanent aggressiveness" against journalistic activity. This is contained in a report on Brazil presented at the IAPA's semi-annual assembly, which opened virtually on Tuesday and […] The post IAPA denounces “permanent aggression” against the press in Brazil – report appeared first on The Rio Times.
PAHO warns about fake Covid vaccines in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 35 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, warned on Wednesday (21) about the supply of fake covid vaccines in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, denouncing a "problem" for health and police authorities. Asked about a report by The Wall Street Journal about the sale of fraudulent […] The post PAHO warns about fake Covid vaccines in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chilean Congress took a new step in decriminalization of euthanasia
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 47 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, Chile took a historic step towards the decriminalization of euthanasia, after the Chamber of Deputies passed a bill that guarantees this right. The bill was sent to the Senate and, if it gets the green light, it would make the Andean country the 8th in the world to […] The post Chilean Congress took a new step in decriminalization of euthanasia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil pledges Covid vaccines to ‘brother countries’
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 49 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With a low-level representation, Brazil reiterated this Wednesday before the Ibero-American Summit in Andorra its commitment to supply covid vaccines to "brother countries in the not distant future." Brazil "is working for equitable access to vaccines for all countries," said Kenneth Félix Haczynski da Nóbrega, Brazil's Secretary for Bilateral Negotiations […] The post Brazil pledges Covid vaccines to ‘brother countries’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
Santander seeks to double its private banking business in Brazil within five years
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 54 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Grupo Santander yesterday announced that it seeks to double the size of its private banking business in Brazil within the next five years, with a 50% increase in market share over that period. With this, Santander Brazil, the country's third-largest private bank after Itaú and Bradesco, aims to become the […] The post Santander seeks to double its private banking business in Brazil within five years appeared first on The Rio Times.
The presidents of Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador condemned Maduro regime during Ibero-American Summit
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 56 minutes ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The presidents of Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile dedicated time in their messages before the 27th Ibero-American Summit to condemn the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro represented in the international forum. Luis Lacalle Pou, Iván Duque, Lenin Moreno, and Sebastián Piñera referred to the regime, either rejecting its presence there or […] The post The presidents of Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador condemned Maduro regime during Ibero-American Summit appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Postal Service Running Covert Surveillance Operation to Monitor Social Media Posts, The Program Sounds Identical to DHS Surveillance Program
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Again it is important to repeat, this type of activity is one long continuum. The IRS was previously used; federal contractors for the FBI have previously been used, and now the United States Postal Service is running a covert surveillance program against Americans that sounds suspiciously like the prior DHS announcement. The Yahoo news article […] The post U.S. Postal Service Running Covert Surveillance Operation to Monitor Social Media Posts, The Program Sounds Identical to DHS Surveillance Program appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Halifax councillors add to police budget — again — to study body-worn cameras
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 3 hours ago
After hearing from a long list of speakers opposed to any increase in funding for the police, Halifax councillors turned around and added money to the Halifax Regional Police budget. Regional council’s budget committee started the process of finalizing the municipality’s 2021-2022 operating budget on Wednesday, picking items from its budget adjustment list to fund […]
DARPA announces nuclear rocket by 2025!
Benjamin Deniston, LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts - 3 hours ago
50 years behind schedule (better late than never) the United States is finally planning on putting a nuclear rocket in space. When paired with Trump's Artemis mission and the industrial development of the Moon, this represents the opening of a new era in the space age—the expansion of a new infrastructure "platform" integrating the physical-economic spacetime of the Earth-Moon system.
Food is Love. Except When It's Poison. Baum Hedlund’s Tainted Baby Food Lawsuit.
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 1 hour ago
Mia feeding her pal Elmo before Regression Mangia! It's one of the first words every Italian American baby hears from Mamma or Nonna. Mangia figlia mia! Eat up, my daughter! In my case, I was speaking to my daughter Mia...
Wall Street’s Mega Bank CEOs To Be Hauled Before Congress in May; Nobody Will Say Why
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Wall Street’s Mega Bank CEOs To Be Hauled Before Congress in May; Nobody Will Say Why by Pam Martens and Russ Martens, http://wallstreetonparade.com/ We’ve been closely monitoring the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees for the past 15 years. We can think of no other time when the Committees issued a joint statement to …
Rick Rule — Economic Collapse is Horridly Fascinating: Prepare For Gold & Commodities Bull Market
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
I LOVE PROSPERITY Rick Rule – Global Economic Collapse is Horridly Fascinating: Prepare For Gold & Commodities Bull Market ✅ – Email Your Portfolio to Rick – Rankings@RuleInvestmentMedia.com In this video, we have Rick Rule. Rick is a legendary commodities, gold, silver and Uranium investor. He discusses his macroeconomic outlook on the economic system, why …
UK Still Won’t Accelerate Re-Opening Despite COVID Deaths Dropping Below Road Accident Fatalities
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
UK Still Won’t Accelerate Re-Opening Despite COVID Deaths Dropping Below Road Accident Fatalities by Paul Joseph Watson, https://summit.news/ Data not dates? Despite new figures showing the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK dropping below those from road accidents, the government is still refusing to accelerate the lifting of lockdown restrictions. – The average …
CFTC Silver Investigation – Time for Some Answers …
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Arcadia Economics It’s April 20, and we will see if the CFTC will explain it’s behavior. Or the comments by Rostin Behnam that seem to confirm the agency’s role in the crime. end
Every Physical Silver Ounce Has Been Sold Up To 1000X
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Every Physical Silver Ounce Has Been Sold Up To 1000X by Egon von Greyerz, https://goldswitzerland.com/ The silver price is today half of the January 1980 level. That was the peak at $50 which silver reached again 31 years later in 2011. But alas, the bullion banks, aided by the BIS (Bank for International Settlement) and …
Chinese Digital Currency Debate & Peloton Running from Fire
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Boom Bust Despite concerns from Washington, China has denied that its digital currency is vying to replace the U.S. Dollar as the dominant global currency. Boom Bust co-host Christy Ai joins the program to analyze the latest FinTech controversy and the shock dip in the price of Bitcoin. (1:05​) – Plus, following a roaring week, …
Bullion Banks Retreating As Physical Demand for Gold and Silver Forces Short Covering.
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
maneco64 #gold​ #silver​ #silversqueeze​ #dollar​ #comex​ #CRB​ #WTI​#bullionbanks​ #inflation​ #centralbanks​ #technicalanalysis​ #markets​Today we will look at the technical picture for precious metals and especially gold. We will also have a look at the general commodities markets through the CRB index and the price of WTI crude oil. King World News article on bullion …
President Trump Attends Virginia Beach Church And Received a Special Prayer
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The duly elected POTUS and NOT the unelected BeiJing Biden! Heheh!
Digital Dollar, Gold & New Currency …Q&A With Lynette Zang & Eric Griffin
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
ITM TRADING, INC. Question 1: 2:03​ If China launches THE Gold back Yuan, Will China will hold the world’s reserve currency? Question 2: 12:27​ Which comes first…digital dollar or reset? And how is the digital dollar any different from the current fiat system? Question 3: 16:00​ Do you think Banks will buy gold from the …
$300 Silver Comes When The Currency Reset Is Complete | Gold & Silver – Steve Penny
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
I LOVE PROSPERITY ✅ Sign Up To Steve’s Free Newsletter @ http://bit.ly/SilverChartist​ $300 Silver Price Comes When The Currency Reset Is Complete | Gold & Silver – Steve Penny In this video, we talk to Steve Penny. He discusses the math behind $300 Silver – why he believes that Gold & Silver always do a …
Going All-In on Gold; Peter Grandich Makes The Case to ‘Back Up The Truck’ Now
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Kitco NEWS Watch part 1 of this interview: https://youtu.be/wCgbOADbjoY​The gold price is headed back to $2,000 an ounce once it breaches key resistance levels, said Peter Grandich, founder of Peter Grandich & Company. “The most beautiful technical chart I’ve ever seen on any market was shown. There’s a wonderful cup and handle formation now …
How Would China Destroy Taiwan's Air Force In a War?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Missiles, Asia* The first stage would likely see massive barrages of missiles. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Taiwan doesn’t have enough to win in a straight-out war of attrition with the People’s Liberation Army. *(This article first appeared in August 2019.)* After dithering for weeks, on August 15 the Trump administration informed Congress it would authorize the sale of sixty-six newly-manufactured F-16V fighters to Taiwan for $8 billion—a move which is certain to infuriate Beijing, which considers Taiwan a renegade province. Though the deal is not techni...
Top U.S. General Admits That Leaving Afghanistan Will Make Counterterrorism 'Extremely Difficult'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III walks with the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, Army Gen. Scott Miller, at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 21, 2021. Photo By: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD *VOA:* *Leaving Afghanistan Will Make Counterterrorism 'Extremely Difficult', Top General Says* WASHINGTON - The United States will face substantial hurdles if it has to return to Afghanistan — even briefly — to deal with new or growing terror threats once the military completes the planned withdrawal of forces from the cou...
Socialism: The Tower of Babel Without God
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 2 hours ago
Dostoevsky understood the connection between “atheism” and “socialism” before anyone else. In his book *The Brothers Karamazov*, published in 1879, decades before the Bolshevik experiment was executed in Russia by Lenin and Trotsky, Dostoevsky writes: “If he had decided that God and immortality did not exist, he would at once have become an atheist and a socialist. For socialism is not merely the labor question, it is before all things the atheistic question, the question of the form taken by atheism today, the question of the tower of Babel built without God, not to mount to heaven...
Eric Holder 2.0 – Merrick Garland Announces DOJ Investigation of Minneapolis Police Department to Initiate Another Federal Consent Decree
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
The term “JoeBama” is not a meme… It is a REALITY. Those behind the scene are using the Biden administration as an extension of the third term of Barack Obama. Same people; same policies; same agenda, and same exact goals. As a consequence U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is duplicating the exact same policy directives […] The post Eric Holder 2.0 – Merrick Garland Announces DOJ Investigation of Minneapolis Police Department to Initiate Another Federal Consent Decree appeared first on The Last Refuge.
In 1944, the ASM-N-2 ‘Bat’ Became America’s First Guided Missile
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Smart Bomb, ASM-N-A, Americas* By 1945, antiship smart bombs were nothing new. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Compared to today’s radar-guided ship-killing missiles, like America’s Harpoon or Russia’s Yakhont, the Bat looks primitive. It lacked a rocket motor to change its trajectory, and its radar was relatively rudimentary. Nonetheless, the Bat is the ancestor of today’s antiship missiles. In April 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy became the first victim of what would soon become a terrifying new ship-killing weapon. Off the coast of Borneo, Japanese ships...
Imperial Japan Built These Crazy Kamikaze Torpedoes in World War II
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Torpedoes, Asia* Could they have changed the course of the war? *Here's What You Need to Know*: A combination of desperation, inaccurate self-evaluation and doomed romanticism fueled Japan's Kaiten program. By 1944, Japan was facing defeat in Pacific War. It had lost the technological edge it possessed over U.S. ships and aircraft in 1941 and 42, and a great portion of its veteran pilots and seamen had perished in the Battles of Midway and the Solomon Islands. Unable to train quality replacement crews for its outgunned forces, the Japanese military began form...
Oops! A U.S. Navy Destroyer Almost Sank America's Top Battleship in WWII
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *World War II, * Every single member of her crew escaped with his life. *Here's What You Need to Know*: It was a case of outrageous misfortune. Patriotic action movies would have you believe military units regularly perform like well-oiled fighting machines. But sometimes reality is closer to Bill Murray’s *Stripes*. Such at least was the case of the *William D. Porter*, whose mishaps were famously immortalized in an article by Kit Bonner. Named after a swashbuckling Union Civil War captain, the *Porter* was one of 175 *Fletcher*-class destroyers built during ...
India's Hypersonic Missiles Are Bad News for China
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Hypersonic Missiles, *​With hypersonic sea-based missiles, New Delhi is upping the ante in the Indian Ocean—and possibly elsewhere. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This is not India’s first foray into hypersonics and it likely won't be the last. In a tweet, the DRDO, otherwise known as the research and development branch of the Indian Ministry of Defense, announced the successful test-launch of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), an indigenously designed hypersonic missile test platform. According to an Indian government press release, t...
Recalled Takata Air Bag Inflator Kills SC Driver in Honda Accord
AP News, Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
Honda said that a faulty driver's air bag blew apart in a crash involving a 2002 Honda Accord in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
April 21 Don't believe all you see in the news.
Graeme Decarie, The Decarie Report - 2 hours ago
While doing some research, I came across an organization which seems to be Canadian and American. It calls itself SumOfUs and it floats across our computers. Many of it's causes seem to be reasonable. But I was struck by it's bias on a lead issue. It wanted you and me to send it money to attack China for mass killing of China's Uyughur tribes people. Oh, and that the American government is similarly threatening to attack China - for the same reason. What's wrong with all that? Well, for openers, the U.S. has been a world leader in mass murder for over 400 years. In fact, it's be...
Former president of Uruguay José Mujica urges Peruvians to unite against Fujimori
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 2 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The former president of Uruguay, leftist José Mujica (2010-2015), urged on Wednesday Peruvians to unite to prevent authoritarian right-wing Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), who is serving a prison sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption, from coming to power. In a video message […] The post Former president of Uruguay José Mujica urges Peruvians to unite against Fujimori appeared first on The Rio Times.
Pentagon Expects The Taliban Will Launch Attacks Against US Forces When They Leave Afghanistan. Military Commanders Requesting The Deployment Of A Carrier Strike Group
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
The deployment, which may fall on the overstretched Eisenhower, above, will mean an additional load on the Navy’s exhausted warships and crews.Credit...MCS Seaman Eric Edinger/U.S.Navy *New York Times:* *Pentagon Seeks Carrier Deployment as It Exits Afghanistan, in Sign It’s Readying for a Fight* *Military officials said the request was headed to the desk of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, who is expected to decide soon.* WASHINGTON — Military commanders are seeking to deploy an aircraft carrier specifically to help protect NATO troops in Afghanistan as they withdraw, ...
Violence in Colombia’s Cauca region condemned after indigenous leader’s murder
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 3 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The murder of an indigenous governor of the Colombian department of Cauca has once again set off alarm bells about violence in that region, where more than a third of the 836 victims of socio-political violence in Colombia in 2020 lived, an academic report revealed today. Sandra Liliana Peña, an […] The post Violence in Colombia’s Cauca region condemned after indigenous leader’s murder appeared first on The Rio Times.
Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder to perform on global ‘Vax Live’ broadcast
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 3 hours ago
NME – by Tom Skinner Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder are among the acts set to perform for a global live-streamed show encouraging people to... The post Foo Fighters and Eddie Vedder to perform on global ‘Vax Live’ broadcast appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Dr. Andrew Kaufman refutes “isolation” of SARS-Cov-2; he does step-by-step analysis of a typical claim of isolation; there is no proof that the virus exists
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 3 hours ago
Jon Rappoport The global medical community has been asserting that “a pandemic is being caused by a virus, SARS-Cov-2.” But what if the virus doesn’t... The post Dr. Andrew Kaufman refutes “isolation” of SARS-Cov-2; he does step-by-step analysis of a typical claim of isolation; there is no proof that the virus exists appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Supreme Court Justices Are People Too
Mark Tushnet, Balkinization - 3 hours ago
Reflecting on the reported advance for Amy Coney Barrett's book: She has a salary of $265,600, a spouse who works for a small law firm, and seven kids, at least some of whom are going to go to college someday. Is it too -- I don't know -- banal to suggest that she might actually need the money? (I say this as a law professor who financed 11 years of higher education for my children out of my share of royalties on an admittedly widely used casebook.) We (the legal academic community) tend to overlook the fact that Supreme Court justices are basically ordinary reasonably well-to-do...
Record cold this and tomorrow morning across much of the south-central U.S. – Heavy wet snow headed for northeast
Robert, Ice Age Now - 4 hours ago
Below normal temperatures, sometimes record cold (20-25 degrees below average for late April) will shift to parts of the eastern U.S. Thursday morning. So much for the global warming fraud. 21 Apr 2021 – A strong cold front will bring heavy wet snow from the eastern Great Lakes into northern New England and strong thunderstorms ... Read more The post Record cold this and tomorrow morning across much of the south-central U.S. – Heavy wet snow headed for northeast appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Gregory Mannarino, PM 4/21/21: "Updates Plus! JPM Warns On Bitcoin Collapse. Silver Takes Off"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, PM 4/21/21: *"Updates Plus! JPM Warns On Bitcoin Collapse. Silver Takes Off"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Brazil exceeds 380,000 deaths from Covid-19, with 3,472 in the last day (April 21)
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 4 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil registered on Wednesday another 3,472 deaths related to covid-19 and surpassed 380,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Government, which again delayed the schedule of the vaccination campaign for priority groups. The Ministry of Health reported in its daily bulletin 79,719 new positives for coronavirus […] The post Brazil exceeds 380,000 deaths from Covid-19, with 3,472 in the last day (April 21) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro’s pledge to appoint evangelical to Brazil’s Supreme Court virtually assured – pastors
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Evangelical pastors close to President Jair Bolsonaro consider as certain the nomination of Federal Solicitor General (AGU) André Mendonça, a Presbyterian pastor, for the vacancy on the Federal Supreme Court (STF) with the retirement of Justice Marco Aurélio Mello in July. "He is terribly evangelical and has a 98% chance […] The post Bolsonaro’s pledge to appoint evangelical to Brazil’s Supreme Court virtually assured – pastors appeared first on The Rio Times.
Maricopa County, Arizona, Hand Count Ballot Audit Begins Friday – Tabulation Machines Arrived Today, Ballots Tomorrow, Livestream Security Activated
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
[Full Backstory Here] The physical hand count of the Maricopa county ballots in Arizona will start Friday. Today the tabulation machines were transferred, under custody and with support of sheriffs department, to the Arizona Exposition and State Fairgrounds. The physical ballots arrive tomorrow following a similar chain of custody and security transport. The auditors are […] The post Maricopa County, Arizona, Hand Count Ballot Audit Begins Friday – Tabulation Machines Arrived Today, Ballots Tomorrow, Livestream Security Activated appeared first on The Last Refuge.
La estrategia de cara a la reunión del Mercosur por la flexibilización: entre los intereses de Brasil y la negativa de Argentina
bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
22-Apr-2021 Uruguay presentará una propuesta para permitir la negociación con terceros países, mientras que Brasil pretende bajar el arancel externo y Argentina se distancia de ambos.
China finaliza proceso de aprobación de la RCEP
bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
21-Apr-2021 China depositó formalmente este viernes la carta de aprobación del Asociación Regional Económica Integral (RCEP, por su sigla en inglés) ante el Secretario General de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN, por su sigla en inglés).
España presenta anulación en arbitraje RWE Innogy
bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
21-Apr-2021 La defensa de España ha presentado una solicitud de anulación en el marco del arbitraje que mantiene con la alemana RWE Innogy, en relación con los arbitrajes por las reformas de las renovables, presentados contra el país ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI).
The International Crisis Group: Do its funders control the world on behalf of American-and-allied billionaires?
Eric Zuesse, The Duran - 4 hours ago
Eric Zuesse Conservatives in America demonize George Soros for funding the Democratic Party and U.S.-imperialistic (or “neo-conservative”) international organizations, but he’s actually just a part of a network of around a thousand or so global aristocrats or billionaires who do this. Furthermore, within the individual U.S.-and-allied nations, the billionaires who fund all of the domestic […]
Israels Appetite for the F-35 is Not Yet Satiated
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *F-35, Middle East* Israel's mix of F-15s and F-35s makes them one formidable adversary. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *America wants to sell more F-35Is to Israel and the IDF is buying. Also, Congress is required to help Israel maintain a military edge against its neighbors. The open source intelligence group Jane’s reported that the Israeli Air Force is mulling over buying even more stealthy F-35 fighters. Israel currently operates two squadrons of twenty-five F-35s each and is the only country in the Middle East that operates the powerful airplane—though...
You Heard Right, These Skyborg Drones Will Team Up with the F-35
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Drones, * The list of awardees is enormous (as is the budget). Why so many? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These drones, operating autonomously in contested environments, will be able to detect threats to themselves and manned airframes on the ground and in the air, evaluate the danger, and find solutions to striking or otherwise avoiding threats. Skyborg drones will essentially act as information gathering nodes that relay information to human pilots in order to increase the pilot’s combat survivability. In a release on its website, the United States Air For...
US And Russia Do Not Have Ambassadors In Each Other’s Capitals
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
U.S. Embassy in Moscow *Anti-war:* *US and Russia Won’t Have Ambassadors in Each Other’s Capitals as Tensions Simmer* *The US ambassador to Russia said he is returning to Washington, Moscow recalled its ambassador after Biden called Putin a 'killer' * Due to the hostile policies of the Biden administration, tensions between the US and Russia are soaring. Now, amid the souring relations, the two countries won’t have ambassadors in each other’s capitals, making diplomatic communications even more difficult. US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan announced on Tuesday that he is...
NY Man on Trial for Threats Against Pelosi, AOC, and Schumer
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A prosecutor urged a jury in a trial's opening statement to convict a New York man who threatened to kill members of Congress in a video posted online, but a defense lawyer dismissed his rants as speech-protected hyperbole so absurd that they bordered on comedy.
Idaho ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Bill Heads to Governor
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Legislation outlawing nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is headed to Republican Gov. Brad Little.
Did Ohio Police Say ‘Blue Lives Matter’ After Killing Ma’Khia Bryant?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
We analyzed videos frame by frame to discern what exactly happened after a Columbus cop fatally shot the 16-year-old.
Grim List of Deaths at Police Hands Grows Even After Verdict
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Many killings by police involve a decision to shoot in a heated moment and are notoriously difficult to prosecute even when they spark grief and outrage.
NC Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shot Black Man While Serving Warrant
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene and demanded law enforcement accountability.
Do Humans Age Most At 34, 60, and 78 Years Old?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The answer, my friend, is flowing in the vein.
Civil Rights Attorney: Biden-Harris Response to Chauvin Verdict ‘Embarrassing and Insulting’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 5 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell called out both Biden and Harris for their 'big lie' shortly after the Chauvin trial guilty verdict.
FDA Inspection Found Problems at ‘Dirty’ Factory Making J&J Vaccine
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The Food and Drug Administration released a statement and a 13-page report detailing findings from its just-completed inspection of the idled Emergent BioSciences factory.
4-21-21 Rus rallies
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 5 hours ago
photos from Vladivostok, Omsk, 4-21-21 https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-protests-navalny/31215531.html …………................................................................................................... OVD-Info, a group that monitors protests and detentions, said 1,496 people had been arrested, including 662 in St. Petersburg and 95 in the Urals city of Ufa. The state human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, said four doctors from outside the federal prison agency had visited Navalny on Tuesday and found no serious health problems. https://www.reuters.com/world/russ...
Watch President Biden’s Earth Day Climate Summit LIVE
CFACT Ed, CFACT - 5 hours ago
President Biden invited world leaders to join him for a virtual summit on climate change. WATCH LIVE AT CFACT.org starting Thursday at 8 AM. The post Watch President Biden’s Earth Day Climate Summit LIVE appeared first on CFACT.
Ted Nugent admitted he was wrong about Covid and that counts for something
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 5 hours ago
Independent Rock guitarist Ted Nugent called the Covid pandemic a “dirty lying scam” as recently as two weeks ago. So social media reacted with predictable... The post Ted Nugent admitted he was wrong about Covid and that counts for something appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
25 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Wednesday, April 21
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
Twenty-five new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Wednesday, April 21). Nineteen of the cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone — four are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada; nine are close contacts of previously reported cases; and six are under investigation. Three of today’s Central Zone cases were […]
Marked Improvement in US State Pension Plan Funding?
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 2 hours ago
Chris Flood of the Financial Times reports markets rebound boosts US state pension plans: The record breaking rally for US equities last year has helped America’s largest state pension plans to recover from the wounding punch delivered by the coronavirus pandemic which had threatened to damage parts of the US retirement system. *The aggregate funded ratio for US state pension plans reached 78.6 per cent at the end of December, a jump of 16 percentage points from the 30-year low of 62.6 per cent registered in March 2020, according to estimates by Wilshire Consulting, the investm...
How Imperial Japan’s ‘Hypersonic’ Torpedo Wrecked the U.S. Navy
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *World War II, Asia* When the Second World War began, the Japanese plan was to exercise patience to defeat a stronger foe. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It is not enough to claim that ship-killer missiles will wipe out the U.S. Navy. We must ask under what conditions these weapons will be effective. Do they require satellite guidance that can't be jammed, sensors that can't be decoyed, or missiles that can't be shot down? When U.S. Navy warships began exploding in the middle of the night, America realized it had a problem. In the autumn of 1942, *Guadalcana...
Coming Soon: Monthly 'Stimulus' Checks for Families to Start in July
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, Americas* Here is how the IRS is working hard to get the child tax credits out and why it could make a big difference for many families. For American families struggling to get by, it appears that more help is on the way starting this summer. No, it isn’t a fourth round of coronavirus stimulus checks, but instead monthly payments from the new $3,000 child tax credit. According to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Chuck Rettig, the agency will begin sending out the much-needed payments in July. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan expan...
Biden’s Russia Policy Needs to Emphasize Human Rights
Matthew Cesare, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Matthew Cesare* *Security, Eurasia* A shift in policy is warranted because of the changes taking place in Moscow. Three months into its term in office, the Biden administration seems to be getting serious about Russia. Last week, President Joe Biden issued a sweeping new set of sanctions against Russian entities in response to, among other things, interference in the 2020 election and massive hacks of U.S. government entities. Simultaneously, Biden has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to hold a summit and launch what may become a dialogue on “strategic stability” ...
IF SPORTS LEAGUES WERE A "WOKE" AS RIGHT-WINGERS BELIEVE, THEY COULD REIN IN FOX NEWS
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
Carlson's gotta Carlson: On Fox News Tuesday night, Tucker Carlson did not appear to be pleased with the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Indeed, according to Carlson, the jury was tainted by fear of riots if they did not convict, and the public outpouring of support for Floyd amounts to an "attack on civilization." Every night Carlson is on the air is like this, of course. And as we've been told many times, there's nothing we can do about it, because boycotting his advertisers doesn't work. ... there is no evidence that...
Explosion Rocks Israeli Defense-Munitions Factory
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
A powerful explosion took place in #Israel today during a routine test at the Tomer factory for advanced weaponry. It produces rocket engines and missiles. Tomer told Haaretz it was a “controlled test with no exceptional circumstances.” 1/2 pic.twitter.com/VebIbCPcK5 — Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) April 21, 2021 *SouthFront:* *Large Explosion At Sensitive Israeli Defense Factory* On April 21st, a large explosion took place in a defense factory in Israel. The explosion seems to have occurred during a routine test at the advanced weapons factory which houses various ty...
Hansen’s 1988 global-warming prediction was thrice observation
GCD, ClimateCite - 4 hours ago
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley | April 20, 2021 James Hansen is often debited with having stirred up so much alarm with his notorious 1988 prediction of runaway global warming in front of the U.S. Senate that IPeCaC was hastily founded later that year, so as to Save The Planet. His prediction ran to 2020. How, then, did fantasy-land compare …
Cardona Vows to Support Undocumented Educators and Students
cmaadmin, Diverse - 5 hours ago
U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona listened intently as undocumented educators shared their stories about the importance of higher education.
EXTRATERRESTRIAL FORCING OF SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A PARODY
GCD, ClimateCite - 5 hours ago
by JAMAL MUNSHI, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: It is proposed that visitation by extraterrestrial spacecraft (UFO) alters the electromagnetic properties of the earth, its atmosphere, and its oceans and that these changes can cause global warming leading to climate change and thence to the catastrophic consequences of floods, droughts, severe storms, and sea level rise. An empirical test of this theory is …
Sparrowhawk: Here's Why This Drone Is Such a Big Deal
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Drones, * It can be deployed—and recovered—from the air by another drone. That's major. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The advantage of using small, cheap, and expendable combat drones is obvious—potential cost advantages are enormous, in terms of both maintenance, and the reduced risk to airmen’s lives. General Atomics, the American drone manufacturing heavyweight, briefly showcased a new drone in their development pipeline via tweet. The small, compact drone, called the Sparrowhawk, has some pretty unique features. According to General Atomics, the Sparr...
The U.S. Marine Corps of the Future is in the Making, Thanks to China
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *U.S. Marine Corps, * Smaller and more mobile is the way of the future. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A Marine Littoral Regiment, about 2,200 Marines in total, would be made up of three separate but interconnected groups, a combat unit, an anti-aircraft team, and a logistics element. The threat of an expansionist China—now the world’s largest naval power—is forcing the United States Marine Corps to reevaluate how it conducts business. During the Marine Corps’ Modern Day Marine event, held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic, one of the Marine Co...
The V-247 Drone Could Give the Marines Free Rein Over the Pacific
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Drones, * From Guam, the V-247 would have sufficient range to reach virtually all of north and western China, plus the entirety of the South China Sea, as far east as Thailand, and most of the northern half of Australia. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* A drone version of the V-22 could help deliver supplies to ships and bases far-flung throughout the Pacific. Bell Textron, the manufacturer of the iconic V-22 Osprey transport tiltrotor, is pitching a new tiltrotor platform to the United States military, and this one would be unmanned. *Tiltrotor Heavyweight* ...
Why World War II’s Massive Amphibious Landings are Dead
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *World War II, * It’s not that amphibious landings will never happen again. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Tens of thousands of troops storming ashore under heavy enemy fire? If you want to see that, watch *Saving Private Ryan*. Even 70 years later, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944—D-Day—is awe-inspiring. The statistics alone boggle the mind. Seven thousand ships, 12,000 aircraft and 160,000 troops. All concentrated on a small slice of the French coast. It was incredible. It was magnificent. It was terrible. *And it will never happ...
Vanita Gupta Confirmed as Associate Attorney General
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 5 hours ago
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general nominee, has been confirmed by the Senate 51-49 on Wednesday after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska broke party lines to support Gupta, CNN reported. Gupta will be the first woman of color to be associate attorney general. Murkowski explained her decision, saying she was troubled by some of […]
Webinar Highlights New Approaches to Assessment Design
Sarah Wood, Diverse - 5 hours ago
During the Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) virtual webinar on Wednesday, two key issues around standardized testing emerged: time limits and access to tutoring sessions create barriers for students.
Listen to the experts…
Dennis, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
Especially doctoral students in the medical field when they weigh in on the subject of supply chain logistics and commercial trucking. But if data indicates that truck drivers are a significant source of virus importation, it might make sense to have handovers of freight at the border so the drivers themselves don’t cross over, said… Continue reading →
I, Pupoleon
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
Labour's Right Wing Opportunism
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Keir and Labour, sitting in a tree. P-A-S-O-K-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. Okay, that isn't working for anyone, but neither is the Leader of the Opposition's strategy. YouGov gave the Tories a 14-point lead heading in to last weekend. Savanta grant them a nine point advantage, and Redfield posted a double-digit lead for Boris Johnson. But don't worry, we're told. It's all because of the vaccine bounce. If you say so, guv. The certitude the leadership on the right track is confirmed by their current positioning. These last couple of weeks, for example, should be spring time for a Labour Party...
Pottersville Digest: Expanded edition
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 6 hours ago
------------------------------ Rabid Munchkin who'd called for the deaths of Democratic lawmakers wants to expel Maxine Waters for "inciting violence." ------------------------------ We've officially turned into Putin's Russia. ------------------------------ Yet, he wasn't taken to jail... WHY? ------------------------------ This is what passes for law enforcement in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. ------------------------------ Now Ted Nugent's got it. At least COVID's aim is getting better. ------------------------------ "And I think it's the role of the president ...
Virginia governor signs recreational cannabis bill
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Wednesday signed legislation legalizing a potential $1.4 billion adult-use marijuana market that could start as soon as Jan. 1, 2024. Lawmakers had agreed on a measure in February, but the Democratic governor proposed amendments to accelerate the timeline for limited marijuana possession and home grow, and for expunging criminal records. […] Virginia governor signs recreational cannabis bill is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"Doug Casey on the Shocking 2025 Deagel Forecast... War, Population Reduction and the Collapse of the West"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 2 hours ago
*"Doug Casey on the Shocking 2025 Deagel Forecast...* *War, Population Reduction and the Collapse of the West"* by International Man *"International Man*: Deagel is a private online source for the military capabilities of the world’s nation-states. It recently released a shocking five-year forecast. The report analyzes countries by projected population size, GDP, defense budget, and more. In it, they predict a 70% reduction in the size of the United States population. This is a bold prediction. What are your thoughts on this? *Doug Casey:* I’ve got to say that I wasn’t familiar with...
Biden Administration committed to Ferreting out Racism in the Democratic Party!
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department" (NYT). The whole “City X last had a Republican mayor in [year]” thing has become kind of an all-purpose giggle line for us on the right. But seriously, except for a weird one-day thing, Minneapolis has had nothing but Democratic mayors dating back to the early sixties. The City Council (per Wiki), which governs the PD, has 12 Democrats and one Green (and that’s it). The Chief (nominated by the mayor, approved by the City Council) is a Black man who has held the post since 2017, and ...
Is Joe Biden ‘Rolling Over’ on Russia?
Morgan Wirthlin, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Morgan Wirthlin* *Russia, Europe* If the United States is really done “rolling over” in the face of Russian aggression as Biden claims, symbolic sanctions are insufficient. If President Joe Biden is serious about deterring Vladimir Putin, he must sanction the Nordstream 2 pipeline. Russia has amassed 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border, which is the “highest military deployment of the Russian army on Ukrainian borders ever,” according to Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. This deployment is a first test of the Biden administration’s resolve to obstruc...
Electric Tanks: The U.S. and Germany Might Take a Page from Tesla's Playbook
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Germany Tanks, Europe* Going green? What sources of fuel other than traditional gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel could do for the military. Here's What You Need to Remember: A German firm just unveiled an all-electric prototype infantry fighting vehicle. It could represent the future of battlefield mobility. The German firm Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft recently showcased one of their newest vehicles. Their Genesis, an eight-wheeled all-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle is just a technology demonstrator, not intended to enter full general production. The...
Biden To Heal The Planet Again
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 5 hours ago
“We are living in fiction right now in America. We are losing this country because people are not strong enough to call out this stuff” – Candace Owens Almost all of the western hemisphere is seeing historic cold for the … Continue reading →
US wants Brazil to act alone in fighting deforestation before committing to collaborate
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Joe Biden's administration believes there will be global participation to prevent deforestation in Brazil but expects the country to present ambitious goals and begin acting promptly. The United States expects Brazil to be ready to attack more directly the illegal deforestation that happens in the country and that Brazilian actions […] The post US wants Brazil to act alone in fighting deforestation before committing to collaborate appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chinese Ant Group agrees to invest in Brazil loyalty program Dotz
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China's Ant Group has sealed a deal to acquire a 5% stake in the Brazilian loyalty program Dotz, according to a securities filing on Wednesday. Dotz and Alibaba's payment affiliate Ant Group have also signed a business cooperation agreement, in which both companies explore, for instance, new opportunities for digital […] The post Chinese Ant Group agrees to invest in Brazil loyalty program Dotz appeared first on The Rio Times.
Police Kill Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, Who Attacked 2 with Knife
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Officials with the Columbus Division of Police had released initial footage of the shooting just hours after it happened.
Top AFRICOM Commander Says Chinese Naval Base In Djibouti Is Now Large Enough To Support An Aircraft Carrier
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Recent satellite images of #China's support & logistics base in #Djibouti show how development work has carried on at the site through #Covid19 with new #PLAN modifications taking shape in the horn of #Africa https://t.co/mdGsDJDRY2 pic.twitter.com/2yFlpXFJBs — d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_) May 9, 2020 Chinese sailors watch a People’s LIberation Army Navy (PLAN) pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo *USNI News:* *AFRICOM: Chinese Naval Base in Africa Set to Support Aircraft Carriers* A recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea is large enough to sup...
Trade between Chile and China up 46.9% in the first quarter
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to data prepared by the Customs Studies Department, between January and March this year, exports totaled US$8,571.7 million, an increase of 42.4% over the same period in 2020. Imports, meanwhile, totaled US$5,334.3 million with an increase of 63.3%. Reviewing the detail for the month of March, it can even […] The post Trade between Chile and China up 46.9% in the first quarter appeared first on The Rio Times.

No comments: