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Cranky NY Times Lashes Out At Right, Claims Virus ‘Far More’ Trump’s Fault Than Xi – PA Pundits – International6 minutes ago
Cranky NY Times Lashes Out At Right, Claims Virus ‘Far More’ Trump’s Fault Than XiBy Clay Waters ~ The front page of Friday’s New York Times featured the
presumably rehabilitated Jonathan Weisman, who spent a long time in the
paper’s doghouse for offending radical Democrats on his Twitter feed. His
latest story is surely safe territory: “With Midterms in Sight, ‘Crisis’ Is
Watchword for Republicans.” The text box: “A …
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Cranky NY Times Lashes Out At Right, Claims Virus ‘Far More’ Trump’s Fault Than Xi – PA Pundits – International7 minutes ago
Blame Oil For The World Populating To 8 BillionBy Ronald Stein ~ Sir David Attenborough, the 95-year-old legendary
wildlife filmmaker told Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes: “A crime has been
committed” and that urgent action is needed to save nature to save
ourselves. The crime rests on oil for allowing the world to populate so
proficiently the last few centuries and giving Sir …
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The National Interest19 minutes ago
Underwater: Where Hitler's Great Naval Strategy Ended Up
*Sebastien Roblin*
*History, *
"Plan Z" sough to create a fleet that rivaled the British Empire's.
*Key Point*: Even if the Germans couldn’t use their surface fleet, they
could tie down British forces and constrict their strategy with the threat
that they *might *use theirs if the British let down their guard.
At first glance, the Battle of the Barents Sea seems insignificant, a minor
World War II naval battle in which a couple of destroyers were sunk. Yet
the New Year’s Eve skirmish in frozen Arctic waters convinced Hitler that
he should scrap *all *of his capital ships and had ... read more
The National Interest19 minutes ago
Throughout Two World Wars, the Tommy Gun Tore Up Europe
*Warfare History Network*
*History, *
After producing 1,387,134 since 1938, manufacturing of the Thompson ceased
in 1944.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *In 1942, the high cost of the Thompson
gun—$108.00 per unit—caused the U.S. Army to introduce a replacement in the
form of the M3 “Grease Gun”: its stamped, wielded and riveted construction
was far cheaper to produce than the Thompson.
In 1917, when America entered the First World War, the United States Army
tasked Brigadier General John T. Thompson, Chief of the Small Arms Section
of its Ordnance Department, with designing... read more
War News Updates35 minutes ago
UN General Assembly Calls For Arms Embargo Against Myanmar
*France 24:* *UN General Assembly calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar*
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow
of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election
results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The General Assembly adopted a resolution with the support of 119 countries
some four months after the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected
government in a coup.
Belarus requested the text be put to a vote and was the only country to
oppose it, while 36 abstained, including Ch... read more
War News Updates51 minutes ago
President
Biden Will Meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani And Chairman Of
Afghanistan’s High Council Tor National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah
At The White House This Friday
*CNBC/Reuters:* *Biden to meet with Afghan President Ghani as violence
surges amid U.S. withdrawal*
* President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National
Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday.
* In their first face-to-face meeting, Biden will seek to reassure Ghani
and Abdullah of U.S. support for the Afghan people including diplomatic,
economic and humanitarian assistance.
* Biden will also repeat his pledge to ensure that the country never
becomes a safe haven for terrorist... read more
Small Dead Animals59 minutes ago
June 21, 2021: Reader TipsStarting a little early tonight. read more
War News Updates1 hour ago
Departure Of U.S. Contractors Crippling The Afghan Military
An Afghan Air Force helicopter lands at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 11,
2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
*New York Times:* *Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Myriad Problems for
Afghan Military*
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter,
shelled while on the ground by the Taliban on Wednesday, sat helpless at a
small outpost in the country’s southeast, its burning and damaged airframe
displayed in a video on Twitter.
Even if it could get to the chopper to try to service it, the Afghan
military would face another escalating problem: It... read more
balance101 hour ago
carving your way through the literal chunks of coal and darkness
And thus at the conclusion of the dispensation of that great temple,
which was even a physical temple of Lemuria we took our ascension. And
you, my beloved, have taken another quarter of a million years to come to
the place where life and all of the great configurations of heaven--the
great ascended masters with their stellar bodies, their causal bodies—are
once again in position to offer to you the path of initiation….
As you meditate upon the meaning of two hundred and fifty thousand years,
remember the saying “One day with the Lord is as a thousand years, a
thousand years ... read more
Medical Kidnap1 hour ago
Identifying the Luciferian Globalists Implementing the New World Order – Who are the “Jews”?
A year ago this month I published an article that exposed who was behind
the Plandemic and the riots that were breaking out in major urban areas
across the United States.
In that article, I clearly showed how the Globalists who control the
affairs of the world are Satanists, and that their plans to implement a
"New World Order" were nothing new with the 2020 great COVID-19 Plandemic,
but had been many years in the making.
This is an update to that article. Nothing has changed as to who is
directing this march towards a New World Order, as at the top is a person
named "Satan," or ... read more
Socio-Economics History Blog1 hour ago
Powell Just Launched $2 Trillion In “Heat-Seeking Missiles”: Zoltan Explains How The Fed Started The Next Repo CrisisPowell Just Launched $2 Trillion In “Heat-Seeking Missiles”: Zoltan
Explains How The Fed Started The Next Repo Crisis by Tyler Durden,
https://www.zerohedge.com/ Last week, amid the fire and brimstone
surrounding the market’s shocked response to the Fed’s unexpected hawkish
pivot, we noted that there were two tangible, if less noted changes: the
Fed adjusted the two … read more
Susan on the Soapbox1 hour ago
Kenney and the Autocrat’s Handbook
The Alberta Legislature ended the 2021 Spring Session on a particularly
disturbing note. Members of the Opposition asked Jason Kenney to apologize
for his role in pushing the niqab ban, a policy that contributed to growing
Islamophobia, while he was … Continue reading → read more
Socio-Economics History Blog2 hours ago
Is A Mega Financial Collapse Coming Soon In 2021? – Lyn AldenSocio-Economics History Blog2 hours ago
Vaccinate or Terminate: Nurses Sue After Hospital Threatens JobsBen Swann Vaccinate or Terminate: Nurses Sue After Hospital Threatens Jobs.
117 Houston Methodist employees have filed a lawsuit, claiming that the
mandate is illegal. It specifically cites that the COVID-19 vaccines are
authorized for emergency use by the FDA but have not been fully approved.
end read more
Socio-Economics History Blog2 hours ago
Mysterious Flaming Stone ‘Falls from the Sky’, Crashes into Ground in PhilippinesSkywatch Media News June 19, 2021: A flaming space rock fell from the sky
this month creating an explosive blast. The rock impacted the ground of a
high school campus, near Bacolod City, in the Philippines. end read more
Socio-Economics History Blog2 hours ago
Economic MAYHEM! Federal Reserve Is Preparing For SOMETHING BIG!World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with Tim Picciott, The Liberty
Advisor about recent news coming out of the Federal Reserve meeting where
Jerome Powell claims the Fed will increase interest rates twice in 2023
while the Fed’s Bullard is saying that the Fed may increase interest rates
in 2022 as well. – Last time … read more
Small Dead Animals2 hours ago
Who Will Conform?Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Genetically Engineered ‘Magneto’ Protein Remotely Controls Brain And Behaviour — Mark of The Beast Mind Control TechnologyGenetically Engineered ‘Magneto’ Protein Remotely Controls Brain And
Behaviour by Mo Costandi, https://www.theguardian.com/,24 March2016
“Badass” new method uses a magnetised protein to activate brain cells
rapidly, reversibly, and non-invasively – Researchers in the United States
have developed a new method for controlling the brain circuits associated
with complex animal behaviours, using genetic engineering to create … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Antony Loewenstein on Israel’s Secret Nuclear Weapons, Naftali Bennett, Occupation of PalestineGoing Underground on RT We speak to Antony Loewenstein, independent
journalist and author. He discusses the arrival of new Israeli Prime
Minister Naftali Bennett, how Bennett’s record is largely similar to
Netanyahu’s if not even more right-wing, the analysis that 100 out of 120
members of the Israeli Knesset are pro-occupation, international pressure
on Israel … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
We Will Need More than Gold and Silver in the Coming Collapse.maneco64 #gold #silver #money #economy #freedom #fiatcurrency #inflation
#hyperinflation #government #community – Today we will look at the bigger
picture and why the ongoing implosion of the economy, the currency, and
societal order will be a foreign event for most people living in the
Western world. Having gold, silver and even other items that could … read more
War News Updates1 hour ago
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Replaces 2 Top Security Ministers And Army Chief As Security Situation Worsens
General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi has been appointed the new defense
minister
*DW:* *Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani sacks ministers amid
deteriorating security*
*Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has sacked his defense and interior
ministers. On Saturday, the Taliban seized at least six more districts
across Afghanistan.*
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has opted to replace his defense and interior
ministers Saturday amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation across
Afghanistan.
With foreign forces withdrawing and the Taliban's reach expanding,the
deteriorating situati... read more
The National Interest1 hour ago
This Iranian Plane Started Its Life Waging War for America in Vietnam
*Caleb Larson*
*Iranian Air Force, *
These planes performed well and were used by several militaries. Here is
its legendary story.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *Though the F-4 was eventually replaced
by more capable F-15s and F-16s, these frames drew on lessons learned from
the F-4s service history. Phantoms held their own up until Operation Desert
Storm, where specially modified “Wild Weasel” F-4s were used in suppressing
Iraqi air defenses. Not bad for a jet designed in the 1950s.
The F-4 Phantom was a beast of a jet. Despite early losses in Vietnam, the
Phantom set sixt... read more
War News Updates1 hour ago
Afghanistan Is Facing Disaster As U.S. And NATO Forces Quickly Leave The Country
A makeshift sign reminds US Marines, who with other forces are in the
process of pulling out of Afghanistan, that the Taliban could be anywhere.
Photograph: Jim Hollander/Reuters
*Simon Tisdall, The Guardian:* *Catastrophe stalks Afghanistan as the US
and UK dash for the exit*
*Little has been achieved in 20 years of war, and as the Taliban regroup,
ordinary Afghans brace for an uncertain future *
Military retreats from Afghanistan are problematic, as the British (1842)
and the Red Army (1989) discovered to their cost. The cliffs of the Khyber
Pass feature many memorials and pl... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
U.S. Navy Is Preparing For A Sudden Surprise Attack
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, destroyer Russell and cruiser
Bunker Hill conduct routine operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (MC2
Anthony Rivera/U.S. Navy)
*National Interest:* *Why the U.S. Navy Is Preparing for a Sudden Surprise
Attack*
*China could seek to annex Taiwan more quickly than the United States could
respond.*
The Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is steaming its way into
the South China Sea area as part of a longstanding, visible U.S. Navy
effort to demonstrate that the United States and its allies will continue
to operate and sail f... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
World War II: Three Strategic Takeaways of the Guadalcanal Campaign
*James Holmes*
*World War II, Asia*
Guadalcanal teaches that lesser priorities can upstage operations in
ostensibly more pressing theaters of conflict.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: War is a business of positions.
This year marks the seventy-ninth anniversary of the Battle of the Santa
Cruz Islands. The battle is one of seven naval engagements that—together
with hard-ground fighting on the part of the U.S. Marines and Army—make up
a six-month bloodletting known to history as Guadalcanal. It’s a struggle
replete with insights into martial strategy and operations.
There are thre... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
Bad News: Stimulus Check Stealing Could Land You in Jail
*Stephen Silver*
*Stimulus, *
While it’s not always accompanied by more than a decade of accompanying
Social Security fraud, fraud related to stimulus checks has occasionally
popped up since the start of the pandemic and the government’s stimulus
efforts.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *There was also a report last week by
*Axios* that as much as half of the unemployment money paid out by the
government during the pandemic may have been stolen, with much of the money
ended up in the hands of foreign crime syndicates.
An Ohio woman was sentenced to six months in prison this w... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
U.S. Navy Conducts Explosive Full-Ship Shock Trials Near The Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford
*Daily Mail: **PICTURED: Navy fires thousands of pounds of explosives near
USS Gerald R. Ford, creating a blast equivalent to a 3.9 magnitude
earthquake to test the carrier's ability to 'take a hit' in battle*
* USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class of carrier, was struck by
the blast about 100 miles off the coast of Florida around 4pm Friday
* It was the first full-ship shock trial to prove the carrier's ability in
battle at sea
* The US Geological Survey registered a blast of a 3.9 magnitude
earthquake
* The Navy said it had been a success, tweeting that it pr... read more
CENSORED NEWS3 hours ago
Mohawk Nation News 'Only Indigenous Languages are Official on Turtle Island' Read the article and listen to the audio at Mohawk Nation
Newshttps://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2021/06/18/only-indigenous-languages-are-official-on-turtle-island-audio/ read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Keith Neumeyer: Gold Price Easily Going to $3,000: Currency Collapse is Coming – Buy Gold & SilverI LOVE PROSPERITY Keith Neumeyer: Gold Price Going to $3,000+: Financial
Collapse is Coming – Buy Gold & Silver – 1.) First Mining Gold Website:
https://firstmininggold.com 2.) Calculator
https://firstmininggold.com/investors… TSX: FF I OTC: FFMGF – In this
video, we talk to keith neumeyer. keith Neumeyer has worked in the
investment community since 1984. He began … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
China Plan To Dominate Trade With Silver, Gold and The Belt & Road InitiativeWall Street Silver Andy Schectman joins us to discuss what China is working
on with their Belt & Road Initiative, along with their aggressive
purchasing of Gold and many other commodities. This will reshape the global
economy. end read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Basel III: Causing Gold’s Volatility?Palisades Gold Radio To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new
shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca Tom welcomes a seasoned group
of experts on the gold markets to discuss the upcoming Basel III changes to
banking regulations and their potential impact. We are joined by Bob
Coleman, Vincent Lanci, Adrian Day, and Keith Weiner. … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Rick Rule: The Silver Squeeze Is Working (Part 2)Wall Street Silver Rick Rule, former CEO of Sprott US Holdings, tells us
that the Silver Squeeze is working and explains why. Rick’s website –
https://sprottusa.com/rankings end read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
NATO Funding Process Explained & Bank of England Takes on BitcoinBoom Bust Just days after NATO’s announcement that it would be ramping up
its efforts to combat China, Russia has claimed that Ukraine’s membership
in the bloc would be a “red line”. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann joins the program
to discuss the potential fallout from such a move and how the bloc is
funded among … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Inflation is Rising, The Economy is Freefalling: What’s next for Gold & Silver Prices?- Lobo TiggreI LOVE PROSPERITY Inflation is rising, Gold and Silver have yet to move. So
in this video, Lobo explains what’s happening in the macroeconomic
environment, inflation, and his beliefs about gold, silver, and commodities
moving forward. Lobo’s Website https://independentspeculator.com end read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Will Basel3 Finally Smash the Manipulation of the Gold and Silver Markets?maneco64 #gold #silver #comex #LBMA #Basel3 #futures #unallocated
#volatility #LondonGoldPool #BrettonWoods #money #fiatcurrency – With the
sharp drop in the futures and spot price of silver and gold in the last ten
days, we will look at why and how the Powers That Be of finance manipulate
the gold and silver price. – The London … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Alasdair Macleod: Basel III – Gold Up $100s Overnight! The Stuff Of Nightmares When You Can’t Get ItAs Good As Gold Australia In this absorbing interview, Brian and Darryl
Panes from As Good As Gold Australia discuss the aftermath of Basel 3 with
Alasdair Macleod, Head of Research at GoldMoney and recently appointed,
Advisor to AGAGA. How will the COMEX be impacted when the BIS makes the
proposed changes to the banking … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Canadian MP Reveals Hospitals Are Filled With Already Vaccinated PatientsSocio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Informed
Consent And Reproductive Toxicity of Vaccines (Robert Malone, Steve
Kirsch, Bret Weinstein) — Pfizer Data REVEAL – Where Do The Lipid
Nanoparticles Collect?DarkHorse Podcast Clips Informed content, FDA, thalidomide and reproductive
toxicity of vaccines. Clip from DarkHorse podcast. Full livestream here:
https://youtu.be/-_NNTVJzqtY – Odysee for backup:
https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/h… – Dr. Robert Malone is the inventor
of mRNA Vaccine technology. Mr. Steve Kirsch is a serial entrepreneur who
has been researching adverse reactions to COVID vaccines. Bret talks to … read more
Health Impact News4 hours ago
Identifying the Luciferian Globalists Implementing the New World Order – Who are the “Jews”?
A year ago this month I published an article that exposed who was behind
the Plandemic and the riots that were breaking out in major urban areas
across the United States.
In that article, I clearly showed how the Globalists who control the
affairs of the world are Satanists, and that their plans to implement a
"New World Order" was nothing new with the 2020 great COVID-19 Plandemic,
but had been many years in the making.
This is an update to that article. Nothing has changed as to who is
directing this march towards a New World Order, as at the top is a person
named "Satan," or "... read more
musingsofanoldfart5 hours ago
Shore up the ACA – letter to the editorMy local newspaper ran my following letter to the editor Sunday. I have
been preaching the message of improving the Affordable Care Act for seven
years offering suggestions. I will link to one of those posts below. What I
have … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Iran's Has A 'Ghost Armada' Of 123 Sanction-Busting Tankers Selling Black Market Oil To China
A ‘ghost armada’ of sanctions-busting tankers carrying black-market oil to
China is bankrolling Iran’s secret nuclear programme
*Daily Mail:* *Revealed: Iran's 'ghost armada' of 123 sanction-busting
tankers is selling black market oil to China to bankroll its secret nuclear
programme*
* Iran has almost doubled its fleet sailing under other countries' flags to
123
* Let China smuggle up to million barrels of oil per day, two-thirds UK's
daily rise
* Intelligence experts warn growing fleet shows Iran is boosting nuclear
capability
A ‘ghost armada’ of sanctions-busting tanke... read more
( Wow. The fact free allegations must be scary to anyone naive enough to take them seriously )
The National Interest3 hours ago
The .45 Caliber Handgun Is Far From Dead: Here are the Best
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Guns, *
Today, advances in bullet technology means a 9mm round can deliver as much
energy as the .45 ACP.
*Here's What You Need To Remember: *In reality, the Glock 21 is actually
one of the best, and most affordable, .45 ACP pistols on the market. The
Glock 21 carries thirteen rounds in a double stack magazine that is wider
than the 1911—but is not uncomfortable to hold.
The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol round, or .45 ACP as it is commonly known, is
fairly controversial. Invented in 1905 by prolific firearms designer John
Moses Browning, the .45 ACP was the standard... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
Jutland Was the Battleship Battle of All Battleship Battles
*Warfare History Network*
*History, *
"If done properly, Scheer’s audacious plan could break the British North
Sea blockade that slowly but surely was strangling Germany."
*Key point: *The giant ships spent the first tense moments deploying into
battle lines.
In the spring of 1916, as the result of intense international pressure,
Vice Admiral Reinhard Scheer called in all his submarines after Germany
announced an end to unrestricted underwater attacks on transatlantic
merchant ships. With his subs idle, Scheer, the newly appointed commander
of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s High Seas Fle... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Brazil records highest moving average of new Covid cases since April 1 (June 20)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The country has 501,918 deaths and 17,926,393
cases, says the media consortium with data from state health secretariats.
On average, there were more than 73,000 new diagnoses per day. Having
passed the sad mark of 500,000 victims of Covid, the country's situation is
said to remain worrying before the numbers […]
The post Brazil records highest moving average of new Covid cases since
April 1 (June 20) appeared first on The Rio Times.
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The National Interest4 hours ago
The One Submarine China, Russia, North Korea and Iran Fear
*Sebastien Roblin*
*Submarines, *
What purpose do these cruise-missile-launching behemoths serve?
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Ohio SSGNs’ awesome firepower,
however, will only remain in the U.S. Navy for around another decade or so,
at which time the entire fleet of Ohio-class submarines will be gradually
replaced with the new Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines.
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) was built to destroy
cities and military installations in the event of a nuclear war—or more
precisely, to deter adversaries from ever starting one. H... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
This Strange Thing Just Might Be the Future of Aviation
*Caleb Larson*
*Aviation, Americas*
Time will tell if the revolution that Otto Aviation is claiming to bring
comes to fruition.
*Here’s What You Need To Remember: *Not only is the Celera 500L more
efficient, but it also boasts much greater internal volume as well. When
compared to small but cramped jets like Beechcraft King Air 350 or the
Citation CJ3+, the Celera 500L’s fuselage is much more spacious, with
enough space to accommodate someone 6’ 2’’ or about nearly 1.88 meters tall.
In June of this year, the bullet-shaped Celera 500L was seen conducting
taxiing tests at the Sou... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
Is It Time for Europe to Reopen Its Embassies in Syria?
*Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom*
*Syria, Middle East*
Reopening embassies should not be a goal in and of themselves but merely a
first step to assisting in the development of a postwar Syria that is vital
not just to the millions of Syrians directly affected but to the Middle
East and Europe as well.
After more than a decade of trying to remove President Bashar al-Assad from
power, European governments have continued to ignore the reality on the
ground: the Syrian government is here to stay for the foreseeable future.
As more and more embassies reopen in Damascus, European ones are
co... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
A Battle Joined: North Korean Totalitarianism Versus South Korean K-Pop
*Doug Bandow*
*North Korea, Asia*
Defectors report that most North Koreans, including children of government
officials, have seen South Korean movies, TV programs, and K-pop.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has survived war and famine. Its
economy has surmounted foreign economic sanctions and self-imposed
isolation. The DPRK features the world’s only communist monarchy amid vast
technological, social, economic, and political change.
The twenty-seven-year-old Kim Jong-un faced doubts about his likely
survival after he succeeded his father in 2011. However, Kim’s willingn... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
The New Age of Nuclear Diplomacy
*Peter Huessy*
*Nuclear Strategy, Americas*
What arms control ideas might be useful to explore? There are a number of
other ideas not suggested by any of the disarmament advocates that could be
quite useful in improving strategic stability.
President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin have met in Geneva and now
over the next weeks and months, we will find out what progress the two made
in improving the relationship between the two nations. Going into the
meeting, the conventional wisdom was that the one area of potential
progress was on nuclear “arms control,” with attention ... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
The ‘Liberal International Order’ Is Neither Universal nor Exceptional
*Arta Moeini, Christopher Mott*
*Liberal World Order, North Atlantic*
What is exceptional about the last seventy-five years is not America or the
liberal order it has forged to serve its interests, but the sheer power
that the United States was able to amass owing to its favorable geographic
position and relative distance from bloody and costly conflicts across the
oceans that guard its borders.
Imagine someone making the claim that ideological commitment to monarchism
creates perpetual peace between states that share the values of king and
country. History and culture be damned,... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
Great Red Fleet: How Teddy Roosevelt Inspired China Big Navy Push
*James Holmes*
*China, Asia*
China is looking to the America's early naval experiences for inspiration.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: Necessity makes strange
bedfellows—bedfellows like a Bull Moose and a Great Helmsman.
Theodore Roosevelt was an avowed Mahanian. He was also a closet Maoist! Or
at least, his convictions about strategies for lesser competitors ran
parallel to those made popular by Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War
and Second Sino-Japanese War, as transposed to marine warfare by the Great
Helmsman’s saltwater-minded successors.
Nor, as it turns out, should ... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
World War II: Why Were Italian Troops Freezing to Death Outside Stalingrad?
*Michael Peck*
*World War II, Europe*
Blame the megalomania of two dictators.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: The Italian military was not well prepared
for the Eastern Front.
*Mamma mia! *Why in God's name were Italian peasants freezing to death
outside Stalingrad?
They should have been home eating pasta in Palermo, or veal in Venice,
during that bitter winter of 1942–43. Instead, they were being trampled
into the snow by waves of Soviet tanks that had materialized like demons
from the freezing fogs of the vast Russian steppe.
Some Italian soldiers fought, and others fled. Man... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
The Real 'Stimulus Check' That Could Changed Your City
*Stephen Silver*
*Stimulus Payments, *
Most states had their budget proposals done prior to the passage of the
Rescue Plan, which has led to better-than-expected revenue projections in
many states.
Earlier this week, The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban
Research held a special event looking at what the $350 billion in stimulus
funds from the American Rescue Plan Act will mean to state and local
governments that received the funds.
Four people participated in the panel, per the Volcker Alliance website:
National Association of State Budget Officers executive director... read more
Egyptian Chronicles5 hours ago
The Kurds Vs. Jewish Settlers : We Won’t Leave Sheikh Jarrah
Probably they have become the most famous twins in the Arab world now, Muna
and Mohamed Al-Kurd of Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah are the stars of Arab
Social media.
The young siblings have become a new face for a new era and a new
generation in the long Palestinian resistance without big slogans.
Muna and Mohamed Al-Kurd along with their father Nabil and the rest of the
Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah are fighting for the fundamental
right to stay in their own houses and not to be forcibly displaced.
[image: Young Muna and Mohamed Al-Kurd, citizen journalists and bloggers
si... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 25 hours ago
Musical Interlude: 2002, “A Year And A Day”
*Full screen recommended.*
*2002, “A Year And A Day”*
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Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 25 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of
the flying fish, (Piscis) Volans. Located about 50 million light-years
away, the galaxy's two spiral arms extending from a pronounced central bar
give it a hook-shaped appearance. This deep color image also shows the
arms' obscuring dust lanes, young blue star clusters and reddish star
forming regions surrounding a core of yellowish light from an older
population of stars.
But the star forming regions seem more concentrated along the drawn-out
(right side) spiral arm. The distorted structure is likely the result... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 25 hours ago
"Vulcan Guiding Principles"
*"Vulcan Guiding Principles"*
By Moon
"Ideally, do no harm. Harm speeds up the heat-death of the Universe, and
indirectly, your own. More practically, do as little harm as possible. We
are creations of a Universe in which entropy exists, and therefore see no
way of escape, but we do not need to help it.
Harm no one’s internal, invisible integrities. Leave others the privacies
of their minds and lives. Intimacy remains precious only insofar as it is
inviolate: invading it turns it to torment. Reach out to others
courteously: accept their reaching in the same way, with careful hands.... read more
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