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The Duran11 hours ago
Russia’s Lavrov Chews UP UK’s Raab in Fiery Call
The Bear Stamps on the Mouse: Russia’s Lavrov Chews UP UK’s Raab in Fiery Call News Topic 191 https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/4790172 read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Northeastern University Partners and Saves Mills College from Closing
Northeastern University is partnering with Mills College, saving the dwindling women’s liberal arts college from no longer operating. The announcement came in a letter from Northeastern President Dr. Joseph E. Aoun. “We recognize and share a mutual commitment to maintaining the excellence Mills has achieved in its educational programs,” Aoun wrote. “Through our proposed alliance, we […] read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Juneteenth National Independence DayThe official name of the holiday is “Juneteenth National Independence Day.” Bless your heart if you think that name wasn’t chosen to divide this country... The post Juneteenth National Independence Day appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Diverse11 hours ago
University of Kansas Chooses Not to Implement Dismissal Policy
University of Kansas will not use a criticized policy that would have made it easier to suspend tenure protections, according to the Associated Press. Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Kansas Board of Regents he was confident the school will not have to suspend tenure in response to financial concerns. Last week, he said that the […] read more
naked capitalism11 hours ago
The Framers Would Call the United States of Today Corrupt. And They’d Be RightThe Framers sought to bad a culture of gift giving. How's that working out? read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
More cannabis workers vote to join unions in IllinoisSeveral Illinois-based marijuana facilities opted to unionize following votes by employees, both the Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers unions announced. On Thursday, employees at Sunnyside dispensary in Champaign, Illinois, voted to join the UFCW Local 881, according to a news release. Sunnyside marks the third marijuana facility owned by Cresco Labs where […] More cannabis workers vote to join unions in Illinois is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
A Divided World12 hours ago
How Did the “Woke” Become Insane?It seems as if the “woke” in the U.S. are taking over the Democratic Party. In the process, they want to fundamentally transform American cultural, social, economic, and political institutions. … Read More The post How Did the “Woke” Become Insane? appeared first on A Divided World . read more
Lawfare13 hours ago
What I Found in 19 FISA ApplicationsThe E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, where the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is located. (Ken Lund, https://flic.kr/p/5jNeHg; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the law that governs national security surveillance of international terrorists and foreign spies in the United States, has had a tough few years. Last year, a statutory sunset stripped several post-9/11 powers from the law. Another relatively new part of FISA, known as Section 702, has elicited critical opinions from the... read more
The Conservative Socrates34 minutes ago
Zengi and the Fall of EdessaImad al-Din Zengi first made a name for himself in Outremer in 1126, in the conflict between the Abbasid Caliph and the Sultan of Baghdad. Zengi fought on the side of the Sultan and defeated the forces of the Caliph. But he conducted himself tactfully and earned the trust of both the Caliph and the Sultan, and with their support he became the *atabeg* of Mosul in 1127. Till 1130, Zengi exploited the factionalism in Northern Syria to defeat a number of Islamic warlords and seized control of towns like Aleppo, Homs, and Shayzar. With his exploits in the battlefield, and the cruelty an... read more
CENSORED NEWS7 hours ago
Defenders of Yaqui Water Rights Assassinated and Disappeared in SonoraDefenders of Yaqui Water Rights: Agustin Valdez, assassinated, Luis Urbano, assassinated, and Tomas Rojo, disappeared. By Brenda NorrellCensored NewsThe assassination of Yaqui Water Rights Defender Luis Urbano, and disappearance of Yaqui Water Rights Defender Tomas Rojo, was preceded on May 1 by the assassination of a third Yaqui who was part of the highway blockade for water rights in read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago
"This Diminutive Stature..."
"The minds of men were gradually reduced to the same level, the fire of genius was extinguished. The name of Poet was almost forgotten; that of Orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. This diminutive stature of mankind was daily sinking below the old standard." - Edward Gibbon, "The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire" ○ "Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihila... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
The Child Tax Credit Might Be the Stimulus Check You HATE*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Taxes, * Amid the ongoing pandemic, these generous funds have been extended to even more struggling families—and they can net as much as $3,600 per year for a child under the age of six and up to $3,000 for children between ages six and seventeen. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* But what has been on the minds of many of these parents is that they are wondering if they have to repay the money to the IRS come tax time next year. To avoid such a precarious situation, some parents are willing to opt-out of the monthly payments. Many American parents are now a... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Japan's New Fighter Jet Will Carry More Missiles Than the F-35*David Axe* *Japan, Asia* The requirement should come as no surprise. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Tokyo is mulling its options. In March 2020, then-Japanese defense minister Taro Kono said the country’s next fighter plane must carry more air-to-air missiles than the current Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter can do. "We will emphasize network functions and demand high stealth performance, Kono told reporters. “It will carry more missiles than the F-35." The requirement should come as no surprise. The F-35’s comparatively small weapons capacity while in stealth mode is one ... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Want a Fourth Stimulus Check? Look to Republicans (What?)*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Payment, * The current round of stimulus checks marks the third, and single largest, payment since the onset of the pandemic. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *House Republicans have been fiercely opposed, especially to open-ended checks that could continue to months. And Biden has remained cagey on the idea of a fourth stimulus; while he has never outwardly opposed one, he has studiously avoided supporting one, either. So far, the IRS has issued roughly 167 million stimulus payments from the third round of checks, originally passed in March 2021. An... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
True Story: ISIS Almost Had Its Very Own Air Force*David Axe* *ISIS, Middle East* Islamic State militants managed to seize Syrian planes before losing them. *Here's What You Need to Know*: This could have ended badly. Between 2013 and 2017 a small number of L-39 light attack jets at a Syrian air force base east of Aleppo changed hands several times. Syrian rebels captured them from the Syrian air force. Then Islamic State militants seized the planes from the rebels. Finally, forces loyal to the Syrian regime recaptured the L-39s. But only the regime managed actually to fly the planes, underscoring the inability of irregular for... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
F-35: How This Stealth Fighter Dominates Every Wargame It 'Fights' In*Mark Episkopos* *F-35, * Whereas earlier Red Flag exercises prioritized survivability, recent sessions have taken steps to incorporate a more diverse set of criteria that include reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as air superiority and strike operations. Over one decade since its first flight, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II has earned an extensive and consistently impressive performance record in the most challenging wargames to date. Conceived in the mid-1970s, Red Flag is widely regarded as the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) premier aerial combat exercise. Held in ten to... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Some international commodities have wiped out all their 2021 appreciationRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For all the talk of a commodities boom, some markets have now wiped out gains for the year and several more are close to doing so. Soybean futures have erased their advance recorded this year, dropping over 20% from the 8-year high reached in May. Corn and wheat also tumbled. […] The post Some international commodities have wiped out all their 2021 appreciation appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Did Macron Scold Biden at NATO Summit?Single photographs can be misinterpreted easily. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Did Macron Scold Biden at NATO Summit?Single photographs can be misinterpreted easily. read more
Centauri Dreams11 hours ago
Finding the Missing Link: How We Could Discover Interstellar Quantum Communications
Six decades of SETI have yet to produce a detection. Are there strategies we have missed? In today’s essay, Michael Hippke takes us into the realm of quantum communication, explaining how phenomena like ‘squeezed light’ can flag an artificial signal with no ambiguity. Quantum coherence, he argues, can be maintained over interstellar distances, and quantum […] read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Russia’s advanced weapons systems, the hidden topic at Geneva Summit
Russia’s advanced weapons systems, the hidden topic at Geneva Summit Join Robert Barnes on LOCALS: VivaBarnesLaw Connect with VivaBarnesLaw and other members of VivaBarnesLaw community Follow Robert Barnes on Twitter: JavaScript is not available. No Description read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Public lands shouldn’t be set aside for radical special interests (ft. Rep. Westerman)Congressman Westerman rejoined District of Conservation to discuss Democrats locking Americans off of public lands and the future of conservation. Tune in here! The post Public lands shouldn’t be set aside for radical special interests (ft. Rep. Westerman) appeared first on CFACT. read more
Israel Palestine News12 hours ago
Israeli troops shoot dead young Palestinian motherMai Afaneh had earned her doctorate in psychology in Jordan, was happily teaching at a local university, and had a good family life with her husband and 5-year-old daughter... 'She was not politically affiliated. All she cared about was her studies and helping her family and husband...' She was killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank; this is Palestinian territory, not Israel. read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
Youth Descend On Homes Of Feinstein And Pelosi To Demand Climate CorpsSan Francisco - A group of youth climate activists scattered wildfire ashes on Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco porch Monday, a final act of civil disobedience at the end of a 266-mile march meant to spur lawmakers to action on climate change. Pelosi did not appear — nor did Sen. Dianne Feinstein when the activists stopped by her Pacific Heights mansion earlier in the day — but, if home, the Speaker may have spotted a glimpse of the giant street mural the activists left behind on Broadway at Normandie Terrace. The 16-foot painting advertised the group’s goal: a civilian climate c... read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
What Does The Museum Of Modern Art Have To Do With Palestinian Oppression?New York City - Of all the museums to criticize for its ties to imperialism, the Museum of Modern Art seems like a strange one. Why not the Metropolitan Museum, or the British Museum, institutions that exhibit older art, often pilfered by conquering Europeans? But the Strike MoMA movement is about a lot more than, well, striking MoMA. The movement, which began in early April, is non-hierarchical and comprises a fluctuating network of working groups and other social justice organizations. While it seeks solidarity with the museum’s employees, the movement is not composed of or affi... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Trust Lacking At Blah SummitAside from establishing face-to-face contact between the the two presidents, the Biden-Putin summit today met only the most modest expectations of those hoping for improved ties between the U.S. and Russia. By the same token, weapons makers and others profiteering on tension with Russia, and living in fear of a thaw in bilateral relations, can now breathe a sigh of relief. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s appearance on Russian TV early this morning, at which he dampened expectations, turned out to be a harbinger of things to come later in the day. Peskov said, "Clear signals... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
The Farmers’ Revolt In IndiaIndia is gripped by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The daily confirmed cases crossed 400,000 in May as the health system convulsed, hospital beds filled up, and medical oxygen canisters emptied. The spike in the death rate has created queues at crematoriums. While the spotlight is on Delhi and other urban centres, silent deaths are spreading in rural north India. People are dying of ‘fever’ and ‘breathlessness’, the common-sense terms used to describe COVID-19 symptoms. Since many have not been tested for the disease, their deaths are not part of the official numbers. ... read more
International Bird Rescue14 hours ago
Wrist Injury Required Four Months of Care; Brown Pelican Returns to the Wild
After 119 days in care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center, we are overjoyed report that an adult male Brown Pelican flew gracefully back to the wild in early June. When the pelican was rescued near Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf in February, he was in rough shape. The post Wrist Injury Required Four Months of Care; Brown Pelican Returns to the Wild appeared first on International Bird Rescue. read more
The Watchers » Latest articles11 hours ago
Oaxaca drenched by 3 months' worth of rain in 2 days, MexicoAt least two people have died and around 6 000 people have been impacted in the region of Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico, after intense rains on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, caused flooding and landslides. The national meteorological service reported that...... Read more » read more
Food & Water Watch11 hours ago
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Against Iowa Citizens in Right to Clean Water LawsuitThe fight for clean water in Iowa is far from over read more
null11 hours ago
End the Draft Permanently[image: undefined] Recently the US Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to the all-male draft. The plaintiffs in the case argued that excluding women from the draft was unconstitutional. Apparently the Court is simply letting Congress decide the issue. I’ve got an idea — an idea grounded in freedom. How about abolishing the draft — and, of course, draft registration? In fact, better yet, how about enacting a constitutional amendment prohibiting the draft from ever being enacted again? Young people might think the matter is irrelevant, given that there hasn’t been conscr... read more
null11 hours ago
Why Big Business Is Helping the Regime[image: undefined][image: undefined] Policymakers know they hold immense power to regulate and punish firms that don’t play ball. Industry leaders know this too. So it’s likely both sides will indeed end up “playing ball." The Democrats in Congress want comprehensive regulation of social media which will ultimately allow regime regulators to decide what is and what is not “disinformation.” This has become very clear as Congress has held a series of Congressional hearings designed to pressure tech leaders into doing even more to silence critics of the regime and its preferred cente... read more
Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFPThe impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Read the full story, “Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP”, on globalissues.org → read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
What Is That? The U.S. Army's (Failed) Plan for a Spy Blimp*David Axe* *U.S. Army, Americas* The project sank the Pentagon’s ambitious scheme to acquire futuristic war blimps. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Not every bold idea works out as planned. The U.S. Army’s dream was a fantastical one. Build a 300-foot-long, helium-filled, pilotless airship, pack it with sophisticated sensors and other spy gear and park it over the remotest, most dangerous region of Afghanistan, where it would hover for three weeks at a time beyond the range of enemy gunfire, unblinkingly watching for enemy activity. But the Army’s *plan *for building this so-ca... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Why Another Stimulus Check Might Get Cut*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * Recent data released by the Department of Commerce have revealed that consumer spending in retail surged nearly 10 percent in March, which was when the Internal Revenue Service began disbursing the stimulus to eligible Americans. But since then, spending levels have been on a downward trend, registering a minus 1.3 percent last month. What polls and surveys have proved over the past year is that the three rounds of coronavirus stimulus checks have been essential to keeping millions of Americans financially afloat. But as the latest payments ... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT12 hours ago
COP26 heading for the rocks?By Paul Homewood Unsurprisingly, the reluctance of Western governments to deliver its pledge of an annual $100 billion transfer fund to more than 100 developing countries is threatening to unravel COP26. “A major reason for the discord is that rich countries appear to have missed a target of $100bn in annual climate aid […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Reuters Tally Says Global COVID-19 Death Toll Now Exceeds 4 Million
*Reuters: **Global COVID-19 death toll exceeds 4 million – Reuters tally* (Reuters) - Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations. While the number of new cases and deaths have abated in countries like the United States and Britain, several nations have vaccine shortages as the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain around the world. It took over a year for the COVID-19 death toll to hit 2 million, while the next 2 m... read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
British Columbia to allow home delivery for private-sector cannabis storesBritish Columbia’s privately owned cannabis stores will be able to offer home delivery for adult-use cannabis products starting next month. British Columbia to allow home delivery for private-sector cannabis stores is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Free Thought Project12 hours ago
WATCH: Cop Knocks on Man’s Door, Kills His Dog, Then Kills the Man for Being Angry[image: dog]Responding to a call about a loose dog, a deputy knocked on a man's door, killed his dog and then killed the dog's owner. read more
Waking Times12 hours ago
Fear Is Contagious and Used to Control You
*Dr. Mercola* - Governments are using fear to control and manipulate their citizens. read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Photographs Of The HolodomorIf the Bolsheviks had got their way, the story of the Holodomor might never have been told. h/t nold – When Whiting Williams continued to write about the horrors he had witnessed in the Workers Paradise (Soviet Union) he found an American Press unwilling to print his stories. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
World Bank rejects El Salvador. IMF squeezes country to reject Bitcoin
World Bank rejects El Salvador. IMF squeezes country to reject Bitcoin ****News Topic 447***** El Salvador stresses to IMF that both Bitcoin, dollars accepted El Salvador stresses to IMF that both Bitcoin, dollars accepted El Salvador’s finance minister said that he had clarified with IMF that the country had no plans to abandon the dollar. […] read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Temporarily UnexpectedDaily Wire; The Federal Reserve has significantly increased its expectations for inflation this year following massive government spending from Democrat President Joe Biden. On Wednesday, The Federal Reserve “considerably raised its expectations for inflation this year and brought forward the time frame on when it will next raise interest rates,” CNBC reported. “However, the central… Continue reading → read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
“Giant Mistake” – CDC Delays Emergency Meeting On Post-Vax Heart Inflammation Due To JuneteenthZero Hedge – by Zachary Stieber, The Epoch Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pushed back an emergency meeting on post-vaccination heart... The post “Giant Mistake” – CDC Delays Emergency Meeting On Post-Vax Heart Inflammation Due To Juneteenth appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Entire Portland Police crowd control unit resigns after officer indicted on protest assault chargeABC News Members of a specialized Portland, Oregon, police unit that deals with crowd control have resigned from the assignment en masse a day after... The post Entire Portland Police crowd control unit resigns after officer indicted on protest assault charge appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
FBI Ignored Its Own Warrant And Search Policies To Seize Millions From People’s Safety Deposit BoxesTech Dirt – by Tim Cushing In March of this year, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, California secured an indictment against a secure vault... The post FBI Ignored Its Own Warrant And Search Policies To Seize Millions From People’s Safety Deposit Boxes appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Mark and Patricia McCloskey plead guilty to gun-waving chargesMSN ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year pleaded guilty Thursday to... The post Mark and Patricia McCloskey plead guilty to gun-waving charges appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Electroverse16 hours ago
North America: Record Cold InboundThe weather models suggested it earlier in the week, and now they have only gained in confidence: record-breaking cold is inbound for much of the North American continent starting Sunday. The post North America: Record Cold Inbound appeared first on Electroverse. read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
More Details Emerge On The Defection Of High-Ranking Chinese Spy Chief Dong Jingwei
Anthony Blinken, the Secretary of State (center right) is seen meeting his Chinese counterpart in Alaska on March 18. At the meeting, Dong's defection was raised, a Chinese dissident has alleged. China asked for Dong to be sent back: Blinken reportedly refused *Daily Mail:* *Has a top Chinese official defected to the US with Wuhan lab secrets? Rumors swirl vice minister of State Security fled Beijing in February with information that sparked Biden u-turn on COVID origins* * Dong Jingwei is believed to have fled to the US with his daughter on February 10 * He was a career spy ... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil’s BRF closes agreement to buy Hercosul and advances in pet food segmentRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BRF food company BRF (BRFS3) on Friday reported that its subsidiary BRF Pet closed a deal to acquire the Hercosul group, which operates in dry and wet feed for dogs and cats, placing the company on the path to become one of the main players in this market. The transaction […] The post Brazil’s BRF closes agreement to buy Hercosul and advances in pet food segment appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
São Paulo’s tallest building (172 meters) to be inaugurated in residential neighborhood TatuapéRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost 100 years after the city's first skyscraper was built, São Paulo will inaugurate a new giant in 2022. With its 172 meters in height, the 'Platina 220' will become the highest building in the capital, surpassing the Mirante do Vale, 2m shorter. For the first time the tallest building […] The post São Paulo’s tallest building (172 meters) to be inaugurated in residential neighborhood Tatuapé appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Tourism should ensure prosperity in South America, despite Covid-19RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - South America declares itself ready to make the cash register of its injured economy ring again through the reactivation of tourism, a competition that looks to be fierce and that will take place even in the midst of the hard battle that the region is fighting against the coronavirus. In […] The post Tourism should ensure prosperity in South America, despite Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Covid-19 Variant Cases Exploding In Russia
The Russian capital recorded 7,704 new infections on Sunday, the most in a single day since December 24. The daily figures have remained high this week, with 6,195 cases recorded on Thursday *Daily Mail:* *Moscow mayor says new Covid variants are more aggressive and spreading faster in the city as he orders increase in hospital beds amid 'rapidly deteriorating' situation* * Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin warned the new variants of Covid-19 are harder to recover from and more infectious * He warned Covid-19 cases would be more than 9,000 on Friday, which would be the highest f... read more
21st Century Wire12 hours ago
UKC News: The Government Won’t Let Go of Its Pandemic Power
*UKC News* | Co-host Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up. read more
Need To Know12 hours ago
Was the Capitol Riot an FBI False Flag Used to Frame Patriots as Domestic Terrorists?Darren Beattie explains that some protesters at the January 6 Capitol siege have not been prosecuted and whether the FBI infiltrated militia groups. He suggests that if the event was a monumental entrapment scheme by the federal government, it could be used to frame patriotic Americans as domestic terrorists. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Rio de Janeiro Mayor plans to vaccinate everyone over 18 by late AugustRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (PSD) on Friday, June 18, announced the advances in the city's vaccination schedule and said that all adults over 18 years of age will be immunized by the end of August. The latest forecast was for this group to be vaccinated by October. The […] The post Rio de Janeiro Mayor plans to vaccinate everyone over 18 by late August appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Stop Asking for Another Stimulus Check. Like. Right. Now.*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Check, * The debate over a fourth stimulus check continues to rage on Capitol Hill. But it has ended almost everywhere else. The debate over a fourth stimulus check continues to rage on Capitol Hill. But it has ended almost everywhere else. So far, Americans making under $75,000 per year have received three stimulus payments since the onset of the pandemic. The first, provided by the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020, sent out immediate $1200 checks. Fights over a second stimulus check continued through the fall; wh... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
The SR-72 'Son Of Blackbird' Could Fly at Mach 6 (With a Big Catch)*Trevor Filseth* *SR-72, * Does it even exist or will it ever exist? The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most iconic American aircraft of all time. For its purposes, the plane was an astonishing success; the aircraft’s cruising speed exceeded Mach 3, simply outrunning the missiles fired at it, and ended its thirty-year career with no aircraft lost. It was a symbol of American ingenuity, and the crowning achievement for the Lockheed Corporation’s “Skunk Works” experimental aircraft division. Ultimately, what did the aircraft in was not missiles, but geopolitical changes and budget... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
The Forgotten Way Millions of Americans Received Stimulus Checks*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * Should states be 'intercepting' parents' stimulus checks on behalf of their children? The pandemic changed things for city and state governments in many ways, with the governments expected to pay out more money than usual, while sometimes collecting less money than they typically do. In California, the state’s Department of Child Support Services managed to collect much more money than usual in 2020 than it does most years. According to The Californian, in 2020 “the agency kept about $430 million of the $2.8 billion it collected, sending $207 millio... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Why We Must Confront The History Of US Native Boarding SchoolsWhen Patricia Whitefoot learned about the remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, she was devastated. The children’s grave shocked the world, but for Whitefoot, the horror hit close to home. As members of the Yakama Nation in Central Washington, Whitefoot’s family experienced firsthand the trauma of the U.S. boarding school experience, where Native American children were ripped from their families and forced to reject Native language and culture. Whitefoot, who was raised by her maternal grandparents, said her ... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
50 years ago, the Pentagon Papers’ success hinged on a personal conversion to nonviolenceWithout the friendships he forged in the antiwar movement, Daniel Ellsberg might not have found the courage and support he needed to help end the Vietnam War. The post 50 years ago, the Pentagon Papers’ success hinged on a personal conversion to nonviolence appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Climate Collections13 hours ago
Polar bear habitat update and the progress of breakup on Hudson BayOriginally posted on polarbearscience: At mid-month, there is still an abundance of thick first year ice over much of Hudson Bay, suggesting that – yet again – this will not be an early breakup year for Western Hudson Bay polar bears. The early breakup years in the past (like 2010) that generated all kinds of… read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
‘Dangerous Precedent’: US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants Nestle and Cargill in Child Slavery CaseHuman rights advocates Thursday denounced a Supreme Court decision in favor of the U.S. corporate giants Nestlé USA and Cargill, which were sued more than a decade ago by six men who say the two companies were complicit in child trafficking and profited when the men were enslaved on cocoa farms as children. The post ‘Dangerous Precedent’: US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants Nestle and Cargill in Child Slavery Case appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
Arizona Governor Ducey Signs EO: No Mandatory Vaccines On Campus – But Is There A Catch?Ducey's EO states that public universities may not mandate that students obtain a COVID-19 vaccine or require testing and mask usage, "unless such a requirement has been mandated by law in the state of Arizona." This suggests that COVID-19 vaccines maybe mandated by the state of Arizona in the future. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
Tucker Carlson: FBI Operatives Coordinated the Capitol RiotsWhile the DoJ has thrown the book at Trump supporters who went inside the Capitol, some of the key participants have not been charged with crimes and may be working for the FBI. The government’s own documents admit that the riots were organized at least in part by government agents. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
A Crucial Lesson Of History: Why Do We Have Usury?Real Currencies – by Anthony Migchels Usury was forbidden in Europe, during the Medieval Era. But there was no mechanism to provide interest-free credit. As... The post A Crucial Lesson Of History: Why Do We Have Usury? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide FridayCNN States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a US federal... The post New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide Friday appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Need To Know14 hours ago
UK: Heathrow Airport Is Now a Quarantine PrisonQuarantine hotels were introduced by the UK government on February 15, 2021 for people entering the UK from banned areas. A full 10-day quarantine at a government-approved hotel. Outdoor time is reportedly limited to 20 minutes per day. read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
NAVEL GAZING AND TOWN: Holidays and poses are easy!*FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021* *Real children are boring and hard:* Our elaborate computer systems are behaving very badly today. For that reason, we're going to type very fast, possibly skipping some links. We're going to start with Gene Robinson's column in the Washington Post. Starting right in his headline, his column makes a good point: *Holidays are easy. Real progress is hard.* In print editions, that's what his headline says. As you can surely guess, he refers to the naming of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, an action greeted by Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night with one of th... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog13 hours ago
He'd Kill Us if He Had the Chance[*The Conversation* spoilers below] The whole Critical Race Theory panic is laughable on so many levels (they have no idea what it is, it isn't even taught at the K-12 level, and the "concerned parents" turn out to be GOP activists), but it also has a deeply scary side. As we've all known for a long time, with conservatives everything is 100% projection. So when we read something like this: Several people emailing me, in good faith, believe that white Americans are in the position German Jews were in the 1930s. They think that CRT is an exterminationist ideology that has taken over... read more
MintPress News13 hours ago
If Bibi Was the Frying Pan, Is Bennett the Fire? What To Expect from Israel’s New PM
“It's not like [Israel is] replacing Netanyahu with a person who believes in equality for all, who believes in freedom for all, who believes in human rights for all. They’re replacing Netanyahu with an ultra-nationalist who is going to put forward his ultra-nationalist agenda.” - Diana Buttu, former PLO spokesperson The post If Bibi Was the Frying Pan, Is Bennett the Fire? What To Expect from Israel’s New PM appeared first on MintPress News. read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Iran’s Military Is Stronger Than Israel’s (at Least On Paper)*Michael Peck* *Iran, Middle East* How exactly does GlobalFirepower determine its rankings? *Here's What You Need to Know*: Rankings of military power are often so arbitrary that they become useless at best and ridiculous at worst. Iran’s armed forces ranked thirteenth in the world, according to GlobalFirepower.com’s 2018 rankings, which apparently combined various statistics to assemble a composite military power rating (0.3131 for Iran, with 0.00 being a perfect score). Israel ranked sixteenth, with a military power rating of 0.3444. By comparison, the United States ranks Numb... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Stimulus Checks Forever: Could Biden’s Child Tax Credit Become Permanent?*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * Know that this newest cash windfall is due to Biden’s highly ambitious $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that enabled the expansion of these child tax credits, which were generally set aside for families to claim a credit of up to $2,000 for children under the age of seventeen. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“If passed, the families of tens of millions of children will continue to get regular payments,” she said. “Obviously, we’re continuing to evaluate what their needs are—to continue to get the pandemic under control, put people back to wo... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Are Joe Biden and Democrats Planning a Stimulus Check Surprise?*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check, * Progressives contend that millions of American families are still struggling to put food on the table and pay for essentials. Twenty-one senators are now working on a bipartisan infrastructure deal to bring to President Joe Biden as negotiations between both sides of the aisle have hit a brick wall for months. The roughly $1 trillion infrastructure compromise falls short of Biden’s $1.7 trillion infrastructure and jobs proposal, but it’s the latest bipartisan push after a spate of failed attempts by Republicans to craft an infrastructure bill... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
The Coming Green Imperialism in Europe*Sumantra Maitra* *Germany, * The rise of the Greens indicates a new normal, where committed radicals are striving to get the levers of power in Europe. For those who are unaware, a quiet tectonic shift is happening in *Mitteleuropa*. The western media while relentlessly focused on “reactionary” trends in Hungary and Poland, is somewhat oblivious to the fact that the next German government might be led by a Green party. The Greens, led by sprightly Annalena Baerbock are surging, and are about to eclipse Merkel’s “conservative” Christian Democrats. While that might make some peop... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Should Biden Increase the Child Tax Credit? Over Half of Americans Think So.*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * Although just over half of Americans are in favor, recent polling data shows that the country is split on the issue. With the checks for the expanded child tax credits under President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan set to head out to eligible parents in less than a month, there has been plenty of chatter of late regarding the future of these cash payments. If a recent poll by Hill-HarrisX is any indication, it appears that Americans are split on whether these credits should eventually increase. And whether they should be fully refunda... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Why Did America Transport Mustard Gas to Europe in World War II?*Michael Peck* *World War II, Europe* The Allies fortunately never needed to resort to chemical weapons. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Chemical weapons remained a real threat during World War II. What a perfect night for a weapon of mass destruction. It was December 2, 1943. And the Nazi bomber crews flying over the Italian port of Bari might have wondered whether they were actually in a war zone. Gleaming below, despite the wartime blackout, was a harbor so brightly lit that it illuminated more than than thirty ships supplying the Allied armies advancing up the Italian penins... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Job openings for data workers increasing in Brazil – surveyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Companies' digitalization and the adaptation of businesses during the pandemic led to an increase in the demand for professionals in the data area (specialists, analysts, engineers and scientists), which will persist in 2021. A survey by HRTech Intera, with 34 Brazilian companies, shows 485% growth in data-focused job openings in […] The post Job openings for data workers increasing in Brazil – survey appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Frank Bonner, Herb on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 79Loni Anderson, who played the station's empowered receptionist Jennifer, said she was “heartbroken” over Bonner's death. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 6/18/21"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 6/18/21"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Vice President Biden went to Europe this week for the G-7 and a big meeting with the person Biden called a “killer” aka Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. The G-7 meetings the public was allowed to see showed a weak and mentally lacking Biden. He had cheat sheets to remind him to blame Trump for everything. (I kid you not. There are photos.) His handlers shouted down reporters asking off-script questions, and Biden even started calling President Putin by the name Trump and caught himself mid-word. Biden was expose... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man13 hours ago
In-your-face pro-landlord, pro-big-business propagandaEarlier this week we discussed why companies were buying up America's houses, and in the process making it much more difficult for families to buy their own homes. More and more sources are criticizing this development, and pointing out its inherent dangers. Now Big Business and Big Landlords are counter-attacking. A primary example of their propaganda is an article at Bloomberg titled "America Should Become a Nation of Renters". Rising real-estate prices are stoking fears that homeownership, long considered a core component of the American dream, is slipping out of reach f... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/18/21: "Out Of Control Inflation, A Currency Crisis, An Economic Freefall, Runaway Central Bank"*Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/18/21:* *"Out Of Control Inflation, A Currency Crisis,* * An Economic Freefall, Runaway Central Bank"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Analysis: Brazil’s weak political center points towards fierce dispute between Lula and Bolsonaro in 2022RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's centrist parties are making evident their difficulties finding a viable candidate for the 2022 presidential elections, one who can break the polarization already expected between President Jair Bolsonaro and opposition leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The lack of a leader who can unite a significant percentage of voters […] The post Analysis: Brazil’s weak political center points towards fierce dispute between Lula and Bolsonaro in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
In Extremely Rare Move, 3 Cops Charged with Murder for Executing Fleeing 16yo Boy on Video[image: murder]In an extremely rare move, three cops are facing murder charges after killing an unarmed 16-year-old boy who was trying to run away. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Gerald Celente, “The Trends Journal", “Interest Rates Rising, Will The Markets Take It?”*“Interest Rates Rising, Will The Markets Take It?”* Gerald Celente, 6/17/21: “‘The Trends Journal’ is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over hype and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in the increasingly turbulent times." - https://trendsresearch.com/ Strongly language expressed as only Gerald would dare - *bravo!* I couldn't agree more! - CP read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Trucks crash in Brazil after leaving access loops on Belo Horizonte ring roadRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least two accidents occurred on the Belo Horizonte ring road on Friday (18). In both cases, the vehicles left the access loop, overturned, and lost their loads. At km 535, in the neighborhood of Madre Gertrudes, in the West Region, a truck loaded with wood overturned in the direction […] The post Trucks crash in Brazil after leaving access loops on Belo Horizonte ring road appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Kangaroo Court of Australia16 hours ago
Did 68-year-old Magistrate Rodney Higgins murder his 23-year-old lover Ashleigh Petrie so he could claim her $180,000 death benefit?Magistrate Rodney Higgins, who is clearly unfit to be a magistrate, has in effect stolen the $180,000 superannuation death benefit of his deceased former partner, Ashleigh Petrie, that should have gone to […] read more
Northern Reflections13 hours ago
The People With Deep Pockets
When a judge recently declared Bill 254 -- Doug Ford's election law -- unconstitutional, Ford invoked the notwithstanding clause. Andrew Coyne writes: Let’s leave the clause to one side. What about the bill itself? Is it good law? Does it respect freedom of speech? Was the judge wrong to overturn it? In brief: No, no and no. It’s a terrible piece of legislation, far beyond its brazen attempt to muzzle the government’s critics. The judge was right to toss it out, but in truth it should never have passed. Recall that the particular section before the court, limiting pre-election ad... read more
Gangsters Out Blog13 hours ago
Alberta Hells Angel found dead in Surrey - RIH
The Compromised BC Gang Task Force told Dr Spin that "The Surrey RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after a full-patch Hells Angel from Alberta was found dead in a Surrey RV park Thursday. Darcy Lee, 45, had been staying at the Brownsville RV Park, at 11940 Old Yale Rd., for about two weeks. Sources confirmed the deceased person was Lee, a member of the Westridge chapter of the Hells Angels, based in Edmonton. Sgt. Elenore Sturko said that Surrey RCMP has opened a file on Lee’s death, but that there is no indication of foul play." No evidence of foul play. Of cou... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Does Joe Biden Have an Inflation Crisis Coming?*Rachel Bucchino* *Inflation, * After seeing May’s price data, officials with the Federal Reserve emphasize that the higher inflation will be temporary. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The overall price increases, which were broad-based, largely came from goods, jumping nearly 1.5 percent in May. Goods prices for beef and veal; diesel fuel; gasoline; hay, hayseeds, and oilseeds; and motor vehicles increased. Prices for services also leaped 0.6 percent in May, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The prices for products increased again last month amid inflation pressures s... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Fact: The First Real Battleship Was Obsolete Faster Than Your iPhone*Robert Farley* *Security, * The Dreadnought ushered in a historic naval era, but was quickly outpaced itself by new innovations. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The notion that a warship could go from being the world class to obsolete in a decade (perhaps less, given how quickly new ships outclassed *Dreadnought*) is almost entirely alien to modern sensibilities. State-of-the-art battleship armament in the late nineteenth century involved a mix of large- and small-caliber weapons. Naval architects believed that most engagements would take place within the range of the sma... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Why Nazi Germany’s Fierce Tiger Tank Just Wasn’t Worth It*Michael Peck* *World War II, Europe* By the time the Tiger II made its combat debut in Normandy in July 1944, Germany was on the defensive. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Heavy tanks like the King Tiger proved a dead end. Nazi Germany's Tiger is arguably the most famous tank of World War II. With its thick armor and devastating 88-millimeter gun, the Mark VI—or *Tiger I*—soon earned a devastating reputation on the battlefield. Designed as a breakthrough tank for breaching enemy defenses, and allocated to a handful of special heavy tank battalions, the sixty-ton Tiger I seemed ... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Why Some Parents Don’t Want Monthly Stimulus Checks*Rachel Bucchino* *U.S. Economy, Americas* While some families may want to receive the money in monthly payments now, others may decide to postpone receiving the additional direct relief until they file their 2021 taxes. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The IRS will begin distributing the monthly payments next month, followed by August 13, September 15, October 15, November 15 and December 15, unless families decide to receive it in one lump sum next year. The IRS is expected to start issuing the enhanced child tax credit payments on July 15 and continue on a monthly basis ... read more
The Watchers » Latest articles13 hours ago
TC Claudette - Heavy rainfall and gusty winds expected along the northern Gulf Coast, landfall on June 19A new tropical cyclone -- currently designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Three -- is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico on June 18, 2021, and make landfall along the north-central Gulf Coast by early Saturday, June 19 (LT). The National Hurricane Center has...... Read more » read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
Federal policy has failed to protect Indigenous women
With the reauthorization of the nation's landmark anti-domestic violence law, there's the chance that more cases of violence against Indigenous women will be prosecuted. read more
Covert Geopolitics14 hours ago
Targeting Russia and China Instead of the Real Enemy – Capitalist InequalityCapitalism and its inequality is the number one enemy of today’s world. That is the objective and empirical reality that is staring the world in the face. U.S. President Joe Biden and his Western allies are trying to frame global challenges in a way that ultimately avoids dealing with the most urgent problem that really … Continue reading Targeting Russia and China Instead of the Real Enemy – Capitalist Inequality → read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Kurt Lash on Reconstruction (2): Is the Fifteenth Amendment an Embarrassment?For the Symposium on Kurt Lash, The Reconstruction Amendments: The Essential Documents (University of Chicago Press, 2021)(2 vols.). Having offered very general remarks about Kurt Lash’s valuable collection of materials on the gestation of the Reconstruction Amendments, let me now turn to the specific history of the Fifteenth Amendment that he has now made available to us. Is it, in its own way, an embarrassment for the contemporary lawyer or constitutional theorist, especially if she professes to be an “originalist”? I used to suggest to my students that at least some amendme... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Black Americans Laud Juneteenth Holiday, Say More Work Ahead“It’s great, but it’s not enough,” said Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Kansas City. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
China's Global Influence Is Growing
*Axios:** Mapping China's growing global influence* As of 1980, China was the most influential player in just one country: Albania. Now, China is the leading power across most of sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia and is catching up to the U.S. in its own hemisphere. *What we’re reading:* That's according to a new report from the University of Denver and the Atlantic Council that seeks to measure the influence countries have on each other, and in so doing offers a dramatic portrait of China's rise. * The authors took the quantifiable aspects of two countries’ trade, securi... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
China Boasts That Fighter Jets Piloted By Artificial Intelligence Are Routinely Defeating Pilots In Dogfights
China is using fighter jets flown by AI in training missions and claims they are now capable of defeating human pilots (file image, a Chinese) J-20 stealth fighter *Daily Mail:* *China's AI fighter pilots are 'better than humans' and have DEFEATED them in test flights* * Chinese fighter pilots are being pitted against plane flown by AI in training * Renowned pilot Fang Guoyu was recently 'shot down' by one of the computers * Fang said the plane used his own tactics against him, adding that he is not the only flying ace to have been defeated by the machines * It is thought... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Two Iranian Warships Once Believed Going To Venezuela Or Cuba Have Changed Course
In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020, photo made available by U.S. Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels sail close to U.S. military ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. | U.S. Navy via AP *Politico*:* Iranian ships once believed to be headed toward Venezuela change course, U.S. officials say* *People familiar with the matter believe diplomatic efforts may have made a difference.* The Iranian navy ships believed to be originally headed toward Venezuela changed course early this week and are now steaming north up the west coast of Africa, U.S. officials said. The ships, w... read more
Modern Tokyo Times15 hours ago
PM Suga to ease Covid-19 State of Emergency: Seeks Olympic spectatorsPM Suga to ease Covid-19 State of Emergency: Seeks Olympic spectators Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan seeks to ease the Covid-19 State of Emergency by introducing quasi measures. This concerns the expiration of the State of Emergency that expires on Sunday – with the exception being […] The post PM Suga to ease Covid-19 State of Emergency: Seeks Olympic spectators first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Destroying the night skyBy the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh, Scotland They express deep objection to the tens of thousands of mini-satellites now being launched for 5G that are fouling the night sky. Our sacred bond to the heavens is being destroyed. read more
Government and Taxes15 hours ago
Macroecon 8, Rising inflation rates, prices of industrial and agri commodities
Inflation rates of the top 10 largest economies (GDP size) in the world, Oct 2020 to May 2021. I arranged them from #1 to #10. Even JP deflation is ending soon. *Top 10 largest GDP size 2020, $ billion* Top 5 2020 Next 5 2020 United States 20,932.8 India 2,708.8 China 14,722.8 France 2,598.9 Japan 5,048.7 Italy 1,884.9 Germany 3,803.0 Canada 1,643.4 United Kingdom 2,711.0 Korea 1,630.9 Sources: (1) Inflation, Trading Economics; (2) GDP size, IMF, World Econ Outlook 2021 database. This inflation trend coincided with significant increase in prices of some indu... read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
I, NapoleonAs part of the catechism for the Church of Scientism, IFLScience introduces the correct phrase for the people who are not “birthing persons.” They are “Penis Havers.” read more
Government and Taxes15 hours ago
Energy 147, Palawan oil plants, Cebu and Iloilo coal plants
(This is an old draft last year, posting only now) Palawan is a big and beautiful island-province with many municipalities and barangays in nearby small islands (Coron, Calauit, etc). Pre-lockdown it was attracting hundreds of thousands of local and foreign visitors yearly so it has many beautiful and boutique hotels, some big malls in the capital, Puerto Princesa City. And one problem in Palawan is low power supply, blackout can be frequent, so the hotels, malls, big restos, shopping centers must have standby generator sets (gensets) running on diesel. The whole province is serv... read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
The New Normal?This past Tuesday, the following roped off section was seen on a Circle Line ferry around Manhattan: In case it’s not perfectly clear, the sign reads, “Designated Non-Vaccinated Seating Area”. The sentiments behind the origins of this sign are unclear. read more
Need To Know14 hours ago
Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7B to Fund Open Borders Lobby, Racial Justice NGOs and MoreMacKenzie Scott, who received $38 billion from her divorce with Amazon's Jeff Bezos, is giving the open borders lobby and "racial justice" agitators their greatest windfall in history after giving leftist organizations $6 billion in 2020. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day#UPDATE New coronavirus infections hit a pandemic high in Moscow on Monday, tripling in just weeks and forcing Russia's capital to close its Euro fan zone and extend other curbshttps://t.co/Bv1ik9dkQl — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 18, 2021 India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by Oct, say health experts https://t.co/5D2U9DNEP2 pic.twitter.com/kaklz549m6 — Reuters (@Reuters) June 18, 2021 New COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in Africa while vaccination across the continent remains low, the WHO's regional director for Africa says https://t.co/RrkskkGnNj pic.twitter.com/5BPUjbs4... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Think You Need a Stimulus Check? Japan Is In Far Worse Shape.*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * Reuters, citing Nikkei, reported this week that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga “is likely to compile another big economic stimulus package before calling a snap election in September.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As of earlier this year, Japan had a debt of about $12 trillion as of the end of 2019, a figure that has likely grown since with the pandemic and subsequent stimulus packages, including the government of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passage of an ambitious program called the Digital New Deal. In fact, Japan’s debt has bee... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
The IRS Might Send You Soon an EXTRA Refund. Here's Why.*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Tax Refund, * “Because the (approval of the refund) occurred after some people filed their taxes, the IRS will take steps in the spring and summer to make the appropriate change to their return, which may result in a refund,” the IRS stated. Much like the frustrations some Americans had to endure in getting their hands on the coronavirus stimulus checks under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, those who are still waiting for their refunds from 2020 unemployment benefits are also voicing their complaints. But after weeks of making their unfortunate si... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Secret History? America Was Ready To Invade Cuba in 1962*Michael Peck* *Cuban Missile Crisis, Americas* The U.S. estimated there were ten thousand Soviet troops in Cuba. The actual number was forty-three thousand, in addition to 270,000 Cuban regular troops and militia. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Cuban Missile Crisis very nearly turned nuclear. Attention, people of Cuba: Obey the orders of the U.S. Army, or suffer the consequences. This is what the Cubans would have been told, had the United States invaded the island during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. “Resistance to the United States armed forces will be forcefully st... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago
Are Britain’s pollution levels really a public health emergency?By Paul Homewood Following yesterday’s piece on air pollution, it is worth revisiting the Telegraph article from 2017 by Dr Michael Fitzpatrick: As somebody who groped his way to school through winter smogs in Sheffield in the 1950s and 1960s, I have always been sceptical about the claims of […] read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
Stop Radical UN Paris Climate Agreement Implementation Disguised as “Infrastructure” BillThe 'American Jobs Plan' is a radical climate change bill disguised as an 'infrastructure' bill. 75% of the $2.5 trillion bill will be spent to fund a far-left environmental agenda that calls for “100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035” and “net-zero emissions by 2050.” read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Happy birthday to the Halifax Examiner!1. Seven years Seven years ago today, the Halifax Examiner was born, with this post, in which I wrote: Much of the content on the site will be free for anyone to view. This will include an early morning post every weekday, one-off opinion pieces and links to other work. More substantial work that takes […] read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
The Long March-2F Y12 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and three astronauts, takes off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for China's first manned mission to build its space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, June 17, 2021. Three Chinese astronauts flew to an unfinished space station in China's first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country's already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Chinese astronauts board sp... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago
Is Climate Change Racist?
By Paul Homewood I want to return to Jeremy Williams’ book, “Climate Change is Racist”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Climate-Change-Racist-Privilege-Struggle/dp/1785787756/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 You will recall it makes the claim: When we talk about racism, we often mean personal prejudice or institutional biases. Climate change doesn’t work that way. It is structurally racist, disproportionately caused by majority White people in […] read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Israeli Elite F-35 Pilot Describes Groundbreaking Drill*Seth J. Frantzman* *military, Americas* This was the first joint drill with British and Israeli F-35 jets flying together. The recent Falcon Strike exercise in Italy where six Israeli F-35 fighter jets flew abroad to a foreign base for the first time was an important breakthrough for Israel’s operational activity, according to an Israeli Air Force F-35 pilot. The pilot, whose name cannot be used for security reasons, described the importance of the recent drill, which included Italian, U.S. and UK pilots alongside their Israeli peers. Six F-35 jets flew to Italy for the drill ... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Child Tax Credit News: One Problem Millions of Americans Won't Like*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * According to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department, the first rounds of the expanded child tax credits under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan will only be disbursed via direct deposit or paper check—though this could change in the future. For those Americans who have become comfortable with receiving their coronavirus stimulus checks in the form of prepaid debit cards, be aware that there is a big change coming. According to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department, the first rounds of the expanded chil... read more
The National Interest15 hours ago
Study the Picture: Japan's "Flying Cigar" Bomber Destroyed the Pacific*Warfare History Network* *Security, * The Japanese G4M Betty Bomber served in virtually every Pacific battle. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *They also served as transports and special-attack aircraft. The two types of aircraft responsible for sinking the Prince Of Wales and Repulse represented the best of Japanese aviation in 1941. The older, more numerous type consisted of Mitsubishi G3M twin-engine aircraft, known simply as “Nells” to Allied pilots. (The Allies gave boys’ names to Japanese fighters and float planes, girls’ names to Japanese bombers and recon planes.) Ma... read more
Caitlin Johnstone15 hours ago
The Emperor Has No Authority: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative MatrixListen to a reading of this article: ❖ If you think the Biden administration caging kids at the border is bad, wait til you hear what it’s doing in Yemen. ❖ Would you be willing to murder a child every ten minutes to advance US […] read more
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