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Gaza/Palestine News Links 15-16 May 2021
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
16 May 2021 • 14:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Watch “Killing Gaza” By Ali Abunimah on May 16, 2021 06:24 am Unflinching film on Israel’s 2014 massacre in Gaza now available free online. Israel kills … Continue reading Gaza/Palestine News Links 15-16 May 2021
If It Comes Down to a U.S.-China Naval War, Russia Is Betting on the Yanks
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Naval Warfare, * Will 21st Century carrier battles be replays of the World War II carrier battles of the Pacific? Or something else entirely? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the U.S. has by far the greatest carrier fleet in the world, China already has one carrier, is almost ready to sail another, and may eventually build a half-dozen or more to assert Chinese power in the Western Pacific and beyond. That leaves Russia, a traditional land power that has just one carrier (now out of commission after a dockyard accident), as something of an interested byst...
Its Not a UFO: The X-44 MANTA Is A Real Military Game Changer
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *U.S. Air Force, United States* Like the iconic B-2 stealth bomber, the X-44 design was tailless. This is a rare thing in aircraft. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It is unlikely we’ll ever get to see the X-44 MANTA in flight. The X-44 MANTA, which stands for Multi-Axis No Tail Aircraft, was a futuristic-looking derivative of Lockheed Martin’s iconic F-22 design. According to *Air Force Magazine*, Lockheed Martin may have designed up to six different airframes similar to the F-22 Raptor that were offered to the Air Force. Though none of them were picked up, th...
Decades-old video footage reveals new type of aurora - Diffuse Auroral Eraser
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
Decades-old video footage has shown a never-before-seen aurora, which scientists at the University of Iowa called the Diffuse Auroral Eraser. This elusive type of aurora first appears as a brighter stripe within a fainter, more diffused aurora. When the stripe...... Read more »
An indigenous movement wins the presidency of Ecuador’s parliament
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guadalupe Llori, of the indigenous movement Pachakutik, won this Saturday the National Assembly (parliament) presidency after obtaining the support of 71 of the 137 legislative votes. Legislator Mario Ruiz presented Llori's candidacy after highlighting the need for reconciliation among Ecuadorians and to recover the credibility of the people in the […] The post An indigenous movement wins the presidency of Ecuador’s parliament appeared first on The Rio Times.
The unending nightmare of Gaza
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
The bombs rain down on Gaza city and the rest of the strip compounding the nightmare that Gaza is already for the people living there. Gaza, measuring 375 square kilometers (145 square miles) is home to around 2 million Palestinians, more than half of them refugees. Since 2007, the besieged enclave has been under a crippling Israeli and Egyptian blockade that has gutted its economy and deprived its inhabitants of many vital commodities, including food, fuel and medicine.
COVID-19 Tax Deductions: What You Need to Know Before Monday
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Coronavirus, Taxes, * [image: Stimulus Dollars] If you helped others during the pandemic, you may be rewarded with new deductions. The world was turned upside down by the novel coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, and that included the way people work. While many across the country were furloughed or laid off, many others began to work from home. Now a year later as tax season is coming due—the deadline is May 17—some are asking how this may impact the taxes you pay. One question raised is whether employees who were sent home and took part in telework or telecommut...
First day of voting concludes in Chile; 23,000 soldiers guard ballot boxes overnight
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than three million Chileans cast their vote this Saturday on the first day of the historic constituent elections. The ballot boxes were sealed and transferred to locked rooms where they will spend the night. The 2,731 polling places will reopen their doors on Sunday at 8 AM local time, […] The post First day of voting concludes in Chile; 23,000 soldiers guard ballot boxes overnight appeared first on The Rio Times.
China's Missile Arsenal Got Some Help From an Unlikely Source: Ukraine
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *China Missile, Eurasia* As China continues to modernize its ICBM fleet, it begs the question: how much help is Ukraine providing, willingly and unwillingly? *Here's What You Need to Remember:*This wouldn’t be the first time Ukraine’s ICBM know-how was possibly exported. In the fall of 2017, Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, based in Dnipro, was accused of providing rocket engines to North Korea. While Ukraine renounced its own possession of nuclear weapons in 1994, many scientists and design bureaus in the country still have the know-how required to manufacture im...
Dingoes not native dogs and should be thinned out and removed from Fraser island
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 17 hours ago
Letter to the Editor What absolute stupidity to spend millions of dollars of taxpayer money on a Dingo Fence (CM15/5) when your family cannot get medical attention, when ambulances are waiting long periods to get patients medical attention — that is stupidity you elected into parliament. Politicians who would sooner spend money on dingo’s than […]
Experimental gene therapies using Lipid Nanoparticles
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
Letter to the Editor Here are 5 Doctors top of their field they are critical thinkers with a round table discussion and Dr Larry and Dr Tenpenny are telling their colleagues that these shots are not Vaccines, exactly what I have been saying they are Experimental Gene Therapy Toxins and using Lipid Nanoparticles that act […]
As IDF Ground Troops Attack In The Gaza Strip, French President Emmanuel Macron Steps In To Facilitate A Peace Treaty Between Hamas And Israel
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
As IDF Ground Troops Attack In The Gaza Strip, French President Emmanuel Macron Steps In To Facilitate A Peace Treaty Between Hamas And Israel by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ IDF air and ground troops attacked in the Gaza Strip Thursday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported. The Israeli military has struck over 700 Hamas targets since Operation …
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 19 hours ago
* Rasmussen/Heartland poll: viewers of conservative media more likely to get the facts right on climate change* From April 29 to May 3, Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 likely voters. Included in the poll was a series of questions asking likely voters how they receive news and information, as well as several questions about climate-change-related topics. The following results from the survey illustrate likely voters’ views on these important issues, as well as how those views are correlated wit...
ICYMI: Grandchild Edition (5/16)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 16 hours ago
No, I don't have a new one. But my newest grandchild is in town, so I get to see him for the first time in a year. A photo of his extreme cuteness to follow, but you'll have to scroll past this list of reading material from the week. *How College Became a Ruthless Competition Divorced From Learning* In the Atlantic, Daniel Markowits has written a piece that will repeatedly having you yell "Yeah!" and trying hard to decide which quote to pull. Marriage, Jane Austen, educational hierarchies, elite schools, meritocracy, rankings and ratings. This is your "if you only read one selectio...
Another Dangerous Fire Season is Looming in the Western U.S., and the Drought-Stricken Region is Headed for a Water Crisis
Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
By Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University, Amir AghaKouchak, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, and John Abatzoglou, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced. Originally published at The Conversation. Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry […]
Stimulus Payment Alert: Could Automatic Stimulus Checks Be Next?
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Payment Help, * For many people, the gains from stimulus payments threaten to be short-lived. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A letter sent in January to President Biden and Vice President Harris, signed by several democratic members of the House of Representatives, called on the administration to pursue additional recurring payments, as did a letter in March from over 20 Senate Democrats. The IRS is continuing its distribution of direct federal stimulus payments worth up to $1,400 as part of the American Rescue Plan. To date, the IRS has sent over 1...
Undervalued: The World War II P-38 Lightning Deserves More Hype
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *P-38 Lightning, World War II, Europe* Hitler hated it, but the P-38 helped decimate the Imperial Japanese empire. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Despite its flaws, the P-38 was a rare early example of a successful “heavy” fighter boasting speed, range and firepower—similar to modern multi-role fighters like the F-15 and Su-27. In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to high altitudes. Kelly Johnson, designer at Lockheed—then a small company without major prior milita...
Now This Is a Stimulus Payment: Billions in Unclaimed Property Is Out There
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus, Americas* Claiming unclaimed property after you’ve found it can be a bit difficult though. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Ridiculous, but true: according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, the state of California is the owner of more than $10 billion of unclaimed personal property. Other states share similar numbers. New York’s number is even higher, at $16.5 billion, and last year, Florida returned $328 million worth of personal property to its citizens. So how does this happen? The answer is that the state is usu...
‘Plus-Up’ Payments: The Stimulus Check You Could Get Soon
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, Americas* The Internal Revenue Service wants people to file their taxes as soon as possible if they want to receive their stimulus funds in a timely fashion. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service confirmed in its latest press release that 1.1 million more coronavirus stimulus checks worth roughly $2 billion have been disbursed as part of the eighth batch of payments under President Joe Biden’s highly ambitious American Rescue Plan. This now brings the total number sent out to date to approximately o...
Operation Moked: How Israel Dominated the Air during the Six Day War
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Israeli Military, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E79S131I01&share=true] Operation Moked changed the course of the 1967 war—and of history. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Operation Moked stands out for its meticulous preparation and split-second timing. It is a mark of respect that Israel’s air offensive has become the gold standard for preemptive air strikes to destroy an enemy air force. At 7:10 a.m. Israeli time, sixteen Israeli Air Force Fouga Magister training jets took off and pretended to be ...
When France "Sinks" a U.S. Aircraft Carrier, China Pays Attention
Lyle J. Goldstein, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Naval Warfare, East Asia* The Chinese defense media does not miss much, especially concerning the capabilities of U.S. Navy carrier groups. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *An article in a Chinese military journal demonstrates how Chinese military analysts are diligently probing for cracks in the U.S. Navy’s armor, as they seek to develop their own naval capabilities Early in 2015, a curious and disturbing report surfaced briefly and then disappeared—almost without a trace. The report, apparently published and then quickly retracted, had been posted by th...
Never Got Your $1,400 Stimulus Payment? Do This Right Now.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payments, * There are options out there that can assist you in your quest to eventually get their hands on the missing or lost stimulus money. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* According to the details of the American Rescue Plan, individuals who earn as much as $75,000 in adjusted gross income, or couples making $150,000, qualify for the full $1,400 per person. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department may have already sent out a hundred sixty-five million coronavirus stimulus checks for this current third round, but know that there ...
“EQUIVALENCE” – RUSSIA TILTS TOWARDS ISRAEL, AGAINST PALESTINE
Editor, Dances With Bears - 17 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with There are a few kilometres of flat country between the Golan border of Palestine, occupied by Israel, and Damascus, capital of Syria – perfect visibility, no cover, optimum for Israeli air and artillery attack, and also for Syrian and Iranian drone counterattack. Between the occupying Israelis and the occupied Palestinians on […]
PRAY FOR PALESTINE BECAUSE THE WAY OF PALESTINE WILL BE THE WAY OF THE WORLD
Unknown, Roscoe Reports - 17 hours ago
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tauktae" expected to make landfall over Gujarat coast, India
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tauktae" is forecast to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva after 18:00 UTC on Monday, May 17, 2021. Tauktae formed on May 14 as the first named storm of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Heavy...... Read more »
My Priority
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Cathy Jameson I got an email notification on Wednesday from the medical center that my son, Ronan, goes to. I’m used to getting all sorts of communications from them. Upcoming appointment reminders, notices that refills are ready, and COVID-19...
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Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Top researchers are calling for a real investigation into the origin of covid-19 MIT Technology Review The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora’s box at Wuhan? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
First Person: Gardening is ‘political’ says Irish celebrity horticulturist
Global Issues News Headlines - 18 hours ago
For Diarmuid Gavin, a renowned Irish gardener and TV personality, horticulture has to a role to play in all contemporary affairs, from the Black Lives Matter Movement to the ongoing pandemic, because “everything is connected, and everything is political”. Read the full story, “First Person: Gardening is ‘political’ says Irish celebrity horticulturist”, on globalissues.org →
Sunday Sermonette (are you doing your part?)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Saint Ignatius Church – University of San Francisco The Zapatistas, Vincente Fox (a memior) (above) Mexican soldiers in a ditch during the 1994 Zapatista Uprising in Chiapas, January 1994. The Zapatista uprising in Chiapas is something that I was close to, from the standpoint of US interests. Many of the guns that […] The post Sunday Sermonette (are you doing your part?) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Grenko in sladko - Vpogled M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Za fizično telo je grenkoba pogosto katalizator zdravja, sladkost pa katalizator bolezni.* *Za čustveno telo velja ravno obratno. Sladkost spodbuja zdravje, grenkoba pa bolezen.* *Za duha sta grenko in sladko le del človeške izkušnje. Z vidika Duše na nek način jemljemo grenko s sladkim.* *Če se tega zavedamo, je treba spremeniti svojo referenčno točko. Grenko ali sladko je koristno, škodljivo ali nevtralno, odvisno od tega, od kod gledamo.* *© **2017 M. N. Hopkins* *Opomba:* Razmišljal sem o osebi, ki je bila tako zagrenjena zaradi življenja in zaradi tega, ker ni doseg...
Keserű és édes - M.N. Hopkins meglátása
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*A fizikai test számára a keserűség gyakran az egészség katalizátora, az édesség pedig gyakran a betegség katalizátora.* *Az érzelmi testre ennek az ellenkezője igaz. Az édes elősegíti az egészséget, a keserűség pedig a betegséget.* *A Lélek számára a keserű és az édes csak az emberi tapasztalat része. Bizonyos értelemben a Lélek szemszögéből nézve, a keserűt az édessel együtt vesszük.* *Ennek tudatában a változás a viszonyítási pont megváltoztatásának kérdése. A keserű vagy az édes attól függően, hogy hasznos vagy káros vagy semleges, hogy honnan nézzük.* *© **2017 M.N. ...
Hořké a sladké - Pohled M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Pro fyzické tělo je hořkost často katalyzátorem zdraví a sladkost je často katalyzátorem nemoci.* *U emocionálního těla je tomu naopak. Sladkost podporuje zdraví a hořkost podporuje nemoc.* *Pro ducha jsou hořkost a sladkost jen součástí lidské zkušenosti. V jistém smyslu z pohledu Duše bereme hořké se sladkým.* *S tímto vědomím je změna otázkou změny referenčního bodu. Hořké nebo sladké je prospěšné, škodlivé nebo neutrální podle toho, odkud se díváme.* *© **2017 M. N. Hopkins* *Poznámka:* Myslel jsem na člověka, který byl tak zahořklý životem a nedosáhl toho, co podle ...
Horké a sladké - Pohľad M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Pre fyzické telo je horkosť často katalyzátorom zdravia a sladkosť je často katalyzátorom choroby.* *V prípade emocionálneho tela je to naopak. Sladkosť podporuje zdravie a horkosť podporuje chorobu.* *Pre ducha sú horké a sladké len súčasťou ľudskej skúsenosti. V istom zmysle z pohľadu Duše berieme horké so sladkým.* *Keď to vieme, zmena je otázkou zmeny referenčného bodu. Horké alebo sladké je prospešné, škodlivé alebo neutrálne v závislosti od toho, odkiaľ sa pozeráme.* *© **2017 M. N. Hopkins* *Poznámka:* Myslel som na človeka, ktorý bol taký zatrpknutý životom a ne...
EO: Covid-19 tests are sterilized by a major carcinogen
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
I don't really believe that any of the widespread tests or vaccines are filling the victims with chips or some truly novel timebombs for their health. But I have always found it wise to be worried about carcinogens in various unusual health gadgets. And a video I just received has explained that the tampons in the Covid-19 tests are labeled "SterileEO". It means sterilized – stripped of the bacteria – using ethylene oxide (a method that has been used for medical supplies for years before Covid-19, of course). Many people that the dude in the video knows have died of things like brain...
Italian Air Force Identifies Russian An-12 Off Estonia In First Ever Intercept By F-35 Supporting NATO BAP
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 19 hours ago
[image: F-35 Intercept Russian An-20 in Estonia] The Italian F-35 jets deployed to Estonia, scored their first intercept under NATO command in the Baltic region. On May 14, 2021, the Italian Air Force F-35 aircraft deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, to [...] The post Italian Air Force Identifies Russian An-12 Off Estonia In First Ever Intercept By F-35 Supporting NATO BAP appeared first on The Aviationist .
Chinese Electronic Warfare Aircraft Pose a Serious Threat to America
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *China Air Force, Americas* China flies the domestically designed two-seat JH-7 Flying Leopard, around 240 of which serve in the PLA Air Force and Naval Air Force. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Aircraft like the J-16D suggest the People’s Liberation Army is interested in developing specialized aircraft that will offer China a full spectrum of air-warfare capabilities—just like those of the U.S. military. The United States Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack fighters are one of a small number of military aircraft types dedicated to the task of jamming...
“Make It So!” vs. “Let It Be!”
Fr. Stephen FREEMAN, OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
Some years back, while driving through the mountains here in Tennessee, with an out-of-date GPS system in my car, I was instructed to take a particular turn and cross a bridge. Something inside me (guardian angel?) whispered a word of caution (it was night as well), and so I took […]
First-ever camera collar footage from a wild wolf
White Wolf, White Wolf - 20 hours ago
A camera attached to a lone wolf has recorded what is believed to be the first footage of one of the animals privately enjoying its natural habitat. Voyageurs Wolf Project attached a camera collar to a lone wolf, allowing them to travel through the woods with the animal as it feasted on a deer bone, laid in the grass and caught fish in a nearby stream. The camera shot 30 seconds at the beginning of every hour during the day, providing the team with seven minutes of footage each day. ‘What is particularly fascinating is that this wolf (named V089 by researchers) knew how to hunt and ...
The World's 5 Best 9mm Pistols? Look No Further.
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Guns, * The 9mm Luger round will be around for many more years. Here are five of the best guns the round is used in. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *One of the newest 9mm Luger handguns is the Heckler & Koch VP9. Introduced in 2014, the VP9 is like the rest of the handguns on this list a high-capacity, twin-stack handgun with a steel slide and polymer frame. The VP9 carries up to fifteen rounds—as many as a Glock 19. The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest-serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901, it has served in virtu...
Fourth Stimulus Payment: Here's Why You Should Forget About It
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payment, * It is not surprising to hear that many cash-strapped Americans are rushing to find backup financial plans that could meet their basic everyday needs. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *More recently, nearly 2.2 million individuals have signed a Change.org petition that is demanding $2,000 recurring monthly stimulus checks. With roughly one hundred sixty-five million coronavirus stimulus checks sent out to date under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, it appears that the Internal Revenue Service is in the final weeks ...
Need Your Tax Refund ASAP? It Might Take Months.
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Taxes, Americas* The IRS is still dealing with the fallout from the pandemic, and as of March, the agency still had a backlog of 2.4 million paper returns from the 2019 tax year to process. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* If you filed your income tax return and haven’t gotten your refund you’re not alone. Some 31 million returns are being held for manual processing ahead of the May 17 tax filing deadline, and that backlog has grown by two million returns since mid-April. As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has fallen behind in processing the millions of inco...
How Will U.S. Drones Fight Against China and Russia?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Drones, * Senior Air Force weapons developers certainly see a continued role for the Reaper, particularly regarding its more recent ability to drop a much greater sphere of weapons and fire an AIM-9X air-to-air missile. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The concept of drone swarms, for example, does not only make sense when it comes to blanketing an area with surveillance from multiple angles at once, but also with respect to survivability and success against sophisticated enemies. The U.S. Air Force Reaper Drones were crucial to victories in the War on Terroris...
China’s Artificial South China Sea Islands Have a Problem
David Axe, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*David Axe* *South China Sea, Asia* The islands function as unsinkable aircraft carriers and help to cement Beijing’s claims on waters rich with fish and minerals, waters that neighboring countries also claim. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. Navy periodically maneuvers a warship close to one of China’s island bases in order to assert American forces’ legal right to sail through international waters. In the event of war between the United States and China in the western Pacific region, the outposts likely would be important targets for the Americans. China’s island outpo...
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