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PopularResistance.Org11 hours ago
The US Job Market Is About To Turn Into A Giant Science Experiment
Partisan politics, Congress' legislative language, and interest group
lobbying are about to turn America's 160 million workers into guinea pigs.
We're all about to be part of a huge study on whether unemployment
insurance keeps people out of the labor market.
The biggest variable in this 50-state experiment is the new unemployment
benefits created during the pandemic. Republican governors in nearly two
dozen states are rolling back key benefits that helped people through the
downturn: expansions in unemployment insurance to workers not previously
covered, increased length of cover... read more
PopularResistance.Org11 hours ago
World’s Nuclear Arms On High Operational Alert And Ready To Strike
United Nations - The world’s nine nuclear armed states have downsized their
military arsenals, but made up for their loss by increasing the number of
weapons on high operational alert, according to a new report from the
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
As a result, the world is increasingly within striking distance of nuclear
weapons—either by accident or by design.
The most vulnerable region is Asia, which is home to four of the world’s
nine nuclear powers, namely, India, Pakistan, China and North Korea, the
rest being the US, UK, France, Russia and Israe... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/20/21: "Markets, A Look Ahead - Important Updates"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/20/21:
*"Markets, A Look Ahead - Important Updates"*
- https://traderschoice.net/
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PopularResistance.Org11 hours ago
Drought-Stricken Communities Push Back Against Data Centers
On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million
development of an enormous data center -- a warehouse filled with computers
storing all of the photos, documents and other information we store “in the
cloud” -- on an arid plot of land in the eastern part of the city.
But keeping the rows of powerful computers inside the data center from
overheating will require up to 1.25 million gallons of water each day, a
price that Vice Mayor Jenn Duff believes is too high.“This has been the
driest 12 months in 126 years,” she said, citing data from the National
Oceanic ... read more
Accidental Deliberations11 hours ago
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.
- As Jason Kenney and Scott Moe rush to slash public health protections
including mask mandates, Gavin Leech et al. study how important masking has
been in slowing the spread of COVID-19. Sarah Bridge, Ioanna Roumeliotis
and Joseph Loiero highlight how rules which actually responded to the
dangers of the coronavirus could have saved thousands of lives in Ontario.
And Concepcion de Leon offers some suggestions for families considering
traveling in the midst of the continued pandemic - with the key point being
to recognize (unlike government of... read more
PopularResistance.Org11 hours ago
Old-Growth Logging Protesters On Day Seven Of Hunger Strike
Old-growth logging protesters on day seven of a hunger strike are calling
for an urgent meeting with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Forests Minister
Katrine Conroy.
Brent Eichler, president of Unifor local 950, Zain Haq, a 20-year-old
student at SFU, and Evie Mandel, 65, haven’t eaten food in a week but are
continuing their strike at 401 Burrard Street in Vancouver.
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21st Century Wire12 hours ago
SUNDAY SCREENING: Deep Web (2015)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial
team at 21WIRE. read more
The Conservative Socrates8 hours ago
The Second Crusade: Debacle at DamascusThe Second Crusade was sparked by the loss of Edessa in December 1144, to
the forces of Imad al-Din Zengi, Atabeg of Mosul. But instead of reaching
Edessa, this crusade landed outside the walls of Damascus, one of the
largest and oldest cities in the Levant.
The decision to attack Damascus was taken at a Latin assembly held at Acre
on June 24, 1148. Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, the two
kings who were leading the Second Crusade, were at the assembly. But some
of the local crusader elite—including the heads of Antioch, Edessa, and
Tripoli—were not present. The King o... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog10 hours ago
SURELY YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING THAT JOE BIDEN IS INNATELY A GOOD FATHER!I'm back. Thank you, Tom and Yas, for stoking the fire while I was away.
I see that Catholic bishops in America appear to be plotting to deny
Communion to President Biden. (I assume they'll drag out the debate, then
stage the great snub a few months before the midterms, possibly live on *Fox
& Friends.*) Shortly after this story broke, Dan McLaughlin, a Catholic and
a writer for *National Review*, posted this on Twitter, in response to the
death of the president's older and less impulsive dog:
Champ Biden dies, Major lives on. The Biden family tragedy in miniature.
— Dan McLaughlin (... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Diplomats: Progress Made in Vienna at Iran Nuclear TalksTop diplomats said Sunday further progress had been made at talks between
Iran and global powers to try to restore a landmark 2015 agreement to
contain Iranian nuclear development that was abandoned by the Trump
administration. read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
China Hates This: 'Weapons That Wait' Could Be a Military Game Changer
*Peter Suciu*
*B-52 Bomber, Americas*
Mines remain an important part of the Navy’s arsenal as they serve a dual
role as offensive/defense asymmetric weapon.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *Dropping mines to deny access to an
area to warships is one way the B-52 will fight future wars.
The U.S. Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) last month to
determine which government contractors might be capable of designing,
manufacturing and testing maritime mines that could be deployed at long
ranges from the air. While the Navy may not even move forward with such a
project, it ... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
This Picture Could Have Been the Start of World War III
*Michael Peck*
*Security, *
Good thing Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal was largely still in its
infancy.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin warned
that the Soviet Union was ready to fire nuclear-armed ballistic missiles at
Britain, France and Israel unless those nations withdrew.
The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It
ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel.
The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956
Israel-Egypt War, have to be among the strangest conflic... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Japan's Indian Ocean 'Pearl Harbor' Has Nearly Been Forgotten
*Peter Suciu*
*World War II, *
The bombing of Darwin wasn't even the boldest or most distant raid the
Japanese conducted.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the Japanese had seemingly scored
a great victory in sinking two cruisers and a carrier these were far from
the most modern ships, and perhaps it added to Nagumo's ego. He learned
that the hard way in the battles to come.
During the Second World War, the Empire of Japan was able to advance as far
south as New Guinea and even occupied two Aleutian Islands – Attu and Kiska
– to divert American forces away from its attac... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Bandit Responsible for Vehicle Break-Ins Is a Black BearPolice believe the bear was rummaging for food and that the bear is
responsible for damaging other vehicles. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
No, Pimple Popping Videos Were Not Banned on YouTubePimple popping videos have become a sensation in recent years. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Official: Crash, ‘Likely’ Due to Storm, Kills 10 in AlabamaTropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm
swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring
tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Paraguayan parties start elections for candidates for the municipal elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president, Mario Abdo Benítez, was one of the
many Paraguayan affiliates who voted this Sunday in the party elections
that will determine the candidates for the municipal elections of October
10, a process that for the first time will be held with unblocked lists and
electronic voting machines. Abdo […]
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Halifax Examiner12 hours ago
2 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Sunday, June 20The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please
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article: Overview Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure
advisories Nova Scotia announced two new cases of COVID-19 today (Sunday,
June 20). Both of the new cases are in the Nova Scotia Health’s Central […] read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
Brazilians Protest Against Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 Mismanagement
On Saturday, Brazil's leftist political parties and social organizations
called on Brazilians to protest against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro
for his mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Brazil Popular and Fearless People Fronts, the Workers' Party (PT),
trade unions and student organizations are supporting the demonstrations in
over 450 cities.
Protesters called on the conservative Lower House's chairman Arthur Lira to
respect the popular will and accept the impeachment requests against
Bolsonaro.
They demand also an immediate response to stop the wave of deaths and... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Rio de Janeiro starts mass vaccination against Covid on its Paquetá Island
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro started this Sunday the mass
vaccination against covid-19 of the entire adult population of the island
of Paquetá, as part of research coordinated by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
(Fiocruz), linked to the Ministry of Health. In the next few days, the
authorities intend to vaccinate the entire […]
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Paquetá Island appeared first on The Rio Times.
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From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats
Daily Dot – by Mikael Thalen Power companies in Texas are remotely raising
temperatures inside of some customers’ homes amid the state’s ongoing
energy shortage....
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From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Ammo shortage shows no sign of improving: Smith & Wesson
Fox News Ammunition inventories that were depleted during the pandemic are
showing no sign of improving, according to Smith & Wesson Brands CEO Mark
Smith....
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From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
The American journalist Abby Martin was banned for rejecting allegiance pledge to Israel.
The Father of History Published on 19 Jun 2021 The American journalist Abby
Martin was banned for rejecting allegiance pledge to Israel. All US
citizens...
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allegiance pledge to Israel. appeared first on From the Trenches World
Report.
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From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Genetically engineered ‘Magneto’ protein remotely controls brain and behaviour
The Guardian – by Mo Costandi Researchers in the United States have
developed a new method for controlling the brain circuits associated with
complex animal...
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and behaviour appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
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Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"A Realistic Attitude..."
"It was the essence of life to disbelieve in death for one's self, to act
as if life would continue forever. And life had to act also as if little
issues were big ones. To take a realistic attitude toward life and death
meant that one lapsed into unreality. Into insanity. It was ironic that the
only way to keep one's sanity was to ignore that one was in an insane world
or to act as if the world were sane."
- Philip José Farmer
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Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Real Glory..."
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact,
it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are,
what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
- Maya Angelou
*“How Buster Douglas Beat Mike Tyson”*
by johnnysmack7
“Going into the fight, Mike Tyson was the undefeated and undisputed
heavyweight champion of the world. He held the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles.
Despite the several controversies that marked Tyson’s profile at the time,
such as his notorious, abusive relationship with Robin Givens; the
contractual battles between lon... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Report Details Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive ‘Net Zero’ Strategy
A new report published Wednesday by a trio of progressive advocacy groups
lifts the veil on so-called "net zero" climate pledges, which are often
touted by corporations and governments as solutions to the climate
emergency, but which the paper's authors argue are merely a dangerous form
of greenwashing that should be eschewed in favor of Real Zero policies
based on meaningful, near-term commitments to reducing global greenhouse
gas emissions.
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War News Updates12 hours ago
Israeli
Security Officials Warn They Have No Choice But To Prepare Contingency
Plans To Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities After Raisi's Election Win
Iran’s new president, known as the Butcher of Tehran, is an extremist
responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iranians. He is committed to the
regime’s nuclear ambitions and to its campaign of global terror.
https://t.co/tb2xg5plwD
— יאיר לפיד - Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) June 19, 2021
*i24 News:* *Israeli officials warn ‘no choice’ but to ready attack plans
after Raisi win*
*New Israeli government shares concerns of the former administration with
regards to a nuclear armed Iran *
Israeli security officials believe the country must prepare contingency
planning for an attack on... read more
Covert Geopolitics12 hours ago
World’s Nuclear Arms on High Operational Alert — & Ready to StrikeThe world’s nine nuclear armed states have downsized their military
arsenals, but made up for their loss by increasing the number of weapons on
high operational alert, according to a new report from the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). As a result, the world is
increasingly within striking distance of nuclear weapons—either by accident
… Continue reading World’s Nuclear Arms on High Operational Alert — & Ready
to Strike → read more
The Duran12 hours ago
How Mobsters Control U.S., UK, & Netherlands
Eric Zuesse “Mobsters” are whatever the law says they are, but in some
countries they are, in fact, simply the nation’s wealthiest people, who can
and do pay whomever they have to pay (“consigliere”) in order to get the
law to mean what they want it to mean. In other words: sometimes a mobster
is […] read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Trump Supporters Never Realized That They Backed a Losing Team
*Lincoln Bloomfield*
*Politics, United States*
Leaving aside his epic pandemic failure, Donald Trump on the world stage
went 2 and 8. That’s the geopolitical equivalent of the Jacksonville
Jaguars and New York Jets.
Americans are divided politically, and social media is filled with cultural
grievances and finger-pointing. Looking at MAGA nation—supporters of
former President Donald Trump—one sees not only grievance but also
patriotic spirit, and passion for American freedom. One would think many
are diehard sports fans, too. There is one major difference though. NFL
fans always... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Ford’s New F150 Truck Is Changing How We Think About Electric Cars
*Brian C. Black*
*Electric Cars, *
In recent months, global auto manufacturers have released plans
to electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 or 2035, setting up a race to see
who can most quickly shift entirely away from producing vehicles powered by
gasoline.
When President Joe Biden took Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup for a test
drive in Dearborn, Michigan, in May 2021, the event was more than a White
House photo op. It marked a new phase in an accelerating shift from
gas-powered cars and trucks to electric vehicles, or EVs.
In recent months, global auto manufacturers ... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Ditch the History Book: The First Korean War Was in 1871 (Not 1950)
*Sebastien Roblin*
*Security, Asia*
The Korean Expedition of 1871 sought to open trade with the insular Asian
nation—and avenge the destruction of an American ship crewed by kidnappers
and pirates.
*Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Seventy-nine years before American
troops launched the landing operation at Inchon during the Korean War, U.S.
troops were involved in another amphibious assault in that corner of Korea.
The Korean Expedition of 1871 sought to open trade with the insular Asian
nation—and avenge the destruction of an American ship crewed by kidnappers
and pirates. Fi... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
The GOP's Big Mistake: Cancelling Extra Unemployment Benefits?
*Ethen Kim Lieser*
*US Economy, Americas*
Several states are opting out of federal unemployment relief programs. Are
they making a mistake?
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *Four in ten Americans are still
continuing to experience income loss compared to before the start of the
pandemic
They may not grab the headlines like traditional $1,400 coronavirus stimulus
checks, but the enhanced jobless benefits of $300 per week under President
Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan have been a lifesaver for millions of
struggling American families.
But in recent weeks, half of all U.S. s... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
These 5 Sovereign Wealth Funds Have Built American Prosperity
*Richard E. Caroll*
*Sovereign Wealth Funds, United States*
These sovereign wealth funds have been an economic boon for these states’
citizens.
*Editor’s note: This is the third article in a four-part series that *The
National Interest* is running on domestic sovereign wealth funds in the
United States. You can find parts one and two here. Check back with this
author for part four, coming soon.*
Here are five sovereign wealth funds that have provided large dividends to
several states and are helping to grow the U.S. economy.
*Montana’s Coal Severance Tax Trust & Public-School Tr... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
5 Times World War III Nearly Began
*Tom Nichols*
*Cold War History, *
These crises nearly caused a shooting war. The problem is that both sides
were armed with nuclear weapons.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *There are too many nuclear war
close-calls to count, but these were some of the scariest.
An international “crisis” is the anxious space between peace and war. It is
defined by three things: time, threat, and the likelihood of violence. The
shorter the time, the greater the sense of threat to important interests,
and the greater the chance of physical harm, the more intense the crisis.
By definition, it ... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
The U.S. Military Once Took Over For Another Air Force
*David Axe*
*F-15, Europe*
In 2016, NATO assigned an F-15 squadron from the California Air National
Guard to fill in for the Bulgarians’ own dysfunctional air arm.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: NATO and the Pentagon put a happy face on
the rushed deployment.
In the summer of 2016, the cash-strapped Bulgarian air force nearly
collapsed amid political squabbling in the capital Sofia. With a yawning
air-defense gap forming on its southeastern frontier, NATO intervened — and
assigned an F-15 squadron from the California Air National Guard to fill in
for the Bulgarians’ own dysfunc... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Strategic Autonomy No Longer Serves India’s Interests
*Abhinav Pandya*
*India, Asia*
Despite its historic discomfort, reluctance, and uneasiness with bilateral
and multilateral strategic and military alliances, India will have to shed
its inherent pessimism and indifference and accept them.
In the post-pandemic world, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)—an
informal strategic partnership between the United States, Japan, India, and
Australia—has emerged as a crucial decisive factor shaping the future
trajectory of geopolitics. The Quad has begun as a multidimensional
initiative exploring cooperation in strategic, economic, tec... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
USS Massachusetts Was A Real Battleship Killer
*Robert Farley*
*History, *
The South Dakota-class ship was born within strict guidelines, but still
outperformed in battle.
*Key Point: *The question of speed spurred bitter disagreements between
designers, officers, and strategists; eventually, intelligence about the
battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy helped carry the day for
advocates of high speed.
The U.S. Navy began construction of its first fast battleships in 1937,
with the two ships of the North Carolina class. The restrictions of the
Washington and London Naval Treaties had imposed a battleship “holiday,”
and ... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Was the Largest Dinosaur Tibia on Record Found in Illinois?A TikTok video claimed the fossil was discovered when construction workers
were building a foundation for a fuel tank on a farm. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Pastor Artur Pawlowski On Standing Up Against Evil Government
Bannons War Room Published June 19, 2021
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From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Illinois City Cancels 4th of July Parade Due To COVID, But Launches Juneteenth And LGBT Pride Events
National File – by Tom Pappert The town of Evanston, Illinois, part of the
Chicago metro area, has determined that there will be no physical...
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Launches Juneteenth And LGBT Pride Events appeared first on From the
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War News Updates13 hours ago
Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Adjourned After Raisi’s Election As President
*The Guardian:* *Iran nuclear deal talks resume after Raisi’s election as
president*
Major powers gather in Vienna to take stock of 2015 deal in wake of
hardline conservative’s poll victory
Major powers have convened again in Vienna in an effort to revive the Iran
nuclear deal, a process complicated by the election as Iranian president of
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline conservative cleric deeply antagonistic towards
western values.
Israel denounced the incoming Raisi government as a “regime of brutal
hangmen” over his involvement in mass executions in 1988 and predicted it
would b... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Cummings continues to go after Boris, releases WhatsApp messages
Cummings continues to go after Boris, releases WhatsApp messages The Duran:
Episode 1010 Cummings Unveils Messages in Which UK PM Appears to Call
Hancock’s Performance ‘F***ing Hopeless’ Cummings Unveils Messages in Which
UK PM Appears to Call Hancock’s Performance ‘F***ing Hopeless’ Former aide
to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shared a screenshot on Twitter […] read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
US Sends Taiwan 2.5 Million Vaccine Doses, Tripling PledgeThe U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan
on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health
and geopolitical meaning. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Ebrahim Raisi Becomes Iranian President as Tehran Closes In On Nuclear Deal With US
Ebrahim Raisi Becomes Iranian President as Tehran Closes In On Nuclear Deal
With US News Topic 193 read more
Northern Reflections14 hours ago
Booby-Trapped
The United States Justice Department has been booby-trapped. Joyce Vance
writes that it is full of ticking time bombs:
Attorney General Merrick Garland knew he’d inherit some ticking time bombs
when he took charge of the Justice Department. What he didn’t know,
apparently, until the New York Times reported it this month, was that one
of them was this: Under the Trump administration, the department subpoenaed
Apple for information that included accounts belonging to Democratic
members of Congress and their staff and families, and concealed that fact
from them for almost four years.... read more
Gangsters Out Blog2 hours ago
New World Order Red Herrings
Druthers has a multitude of relative informative articles that represent a
refreshing alternate to the mainstream media. I'm going to touch on one
subject to clarify my position, that is the New World Order. We all know
the term conspiracy theory is well over used. The CIA called Gary Webb a
conspiracy theorist when he was anything but. He was a courageous
investigative journalist that revealed the CIA's connection to Blandon and
Freeway Ricky during the US crack epidemic.
Some people live for absurd conspiracies and feed off of them. Others deny
them completely and live their liv... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
This Picture Could Be the Start of Joe Biden's Economic Nightmare
*Trevor Filseth*
*US Economy, *
Is the American economy speeding towards a cliff as the moratorium nears
its ending date?
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *The issue of foreclosures and evictions
will loom large in the coming weeks; while an end to the moratorium is
inevitable, the Biden administration is under pressure to end it as
smoothly as possible and with minimal impact to Americans. Additionally, as
part of the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden has offered relief to
homeowners struggling with mortgages.
In the early days of the pandemic, the federal government ... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Joe Biden's Massive Stimulus Plan Could Be a Game Changer
*Rachel Bucchino*
*Stimulus Payment, *
The $1 trillion proposal includes roughly $579 billion in new spending,
including $110 billion on roads and highways; $66 billion on rail; and $48
billion on public transit.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *With the GOP against additional direct
aid and only a handful of Democrats aligned behind the initiative, it’s
unlikely that the measure would pass. One strategy that the Democrats could
use to pass stimulus payments would be by using it as a “bargaining chip”
to trade for a Republican priority.
Twenty-one senators are now working on ... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Death of Lady Lex: How Japan Brought Down a U.S. Aircraft Carrier
*Sebastien Roblin*
*World War II, *
For two days, Japanese and American aircraft probed for the rival fleet’s
position but only received fragmentary reports for their efforts.
*Here's What You Need to Remember: *America’s first fleet carrier had
fallen fighting precisely the kind of battle it had spent over a decade
developing tactics for. Just a year later, a new Essex-class carrier was
christened USS* Lexington* (CV-16), and would remain in U.S. Navy service
until 1991.
In the first five month of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese military
won an almost uninterrupted strin... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Hardline Islamist Judge Ebrahim Raisi Wins Iran's Presidential Election
*The Guardian:* *Iran’s president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, is hardliner linked
with mass executions*
*Raisi has been accused of systematically sending as many as 3,000 people
to slaughter in late 80s *
If Joe Biden thinks Vladimir Putin deserves to be called a killer, his
description of Ebrahim Raisi, the 60-year-old president-elect of Iran, is
likely to be unprintable.
The youngest member of the 1988 Tehran death committee, Raisi has been
accused of systematically sending as many as 3,000 people to slaughter.
When he was head of the judiciary floggings and executions flourish... read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Court Rules Cops Did Nothing Wrong Cuffing 8yo Boy, Hauling Him to Adult Prison for Misbehaving[image: school]A federal judge has ruled that cops did not violate a
child's rights by handcuffing him and hauling him off to prison for a
school issue. read more
Lawfare14 hours ago
The China Factor in U.S.-Albania Relations
U.S. forces fly over Albania on May 21, 2021, as part of Defender Europe
21, a joint military exercise. Photo credit: U.S. Army Sgt. Jaccob Hearn
via DVIDS
Editor’s Note: *Despite several interventions in the 1990s, the United
States has largely treated Albania and other countries in the Western
Balkans as a strategic backwater. Ilari Papa of the Washington Institute
for Near East Policy argues this may be changing. Strategic competition
with Russia and China is increasing the stakes in the region and the
reasons for U.S. engagement.*
*Daniel Byman*
***
In the first week of May... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Lula da Silva calls 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 in Brazil “genocide”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva and most dangerous opponent of President Jair Bolsoinaro for the
elections in 2022 lamented the tragic mark of 500,000 deaths from covid-19
reached this Saturday in the country, which he described as "genocide".
"500,000 deaths from a disease that already has a […]
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PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
On Contact: Virus
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the coronavirus with
investigative journalist and author, Nina Burleigh.
“There are many ways to begin to tell the story of why more Americans died
of Covid-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, than in any other nation on
earth,” Nina Burleigh writes in her new book ‘Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC
and the Hijacking of America's Response to the Pandemic’. “We could start
at the Washington, DC hospital with doctors amputating the lower leg of the
White House chief of security, a man who caught Covid in Donald Trump's
mask-free domain. Or ... read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
What Reconstruction Demonstrates about Constitutional Change
For the Symposium on Kurt Lash, The Reconstruction Amendments: The
Essential Documents (University of Chicago Press, 2021)(2 vols.).
Richard Primus
The Reconstruction Amendments embody the greatest set of
changes to the U.S. constitutional system since the 1780s. As such, they
offer windows onto two fundamental questions of constitutional law. One of
those questions is about the relationship of the change those Amendments
represent to the change that the 1780s represents—that is, in the normal
terminology, the relationship of Reconstruction to the Founding. The ot... read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Episode #378 – ‘A Republic, If You Can Keep It’ with guest John Waters
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is
your brave new world… read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Question: Which Nation Was the First to Kill a Stealth Fighter (Not Russia)?
*David Axe*
*F-117, Europe*
The 1999 incident immediately became headline news in the United States.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: It's an incident the U.S. Air Force would
probably like to forget.
On March 27, 1999, an S-125M missile crew from the Serbian 250th Air
Defense Missile Brigade fired two missile V-600 missiles at a U.S. Air
Force F-117 stealth fighter that was flying back to its base in Italy after
bombing a target near the Serb capital Belgrade.
The air raid was part of NATO’s intervention in the bloody civil war
pitting Serb forces against insurgents in Kosovo, a... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Joe Biden: Sorry, Student Loan Debt Isn't Being Canceled
*Trevor Filseth*
*Student Loans, *
It's a bridge too far.
*Here's What You Need To Know:* More Senators and Representatives have
joined in supporting loan forgiveness, and a handful of major U.S. cities –
including Boston, Philadelphia, and Washingon, D.C. – have passed
resolutions calling for student debt cancellation. But the odds that such a
measure would succeed on Capitol Hill are low.
President Joe Biden, now in his fifth month in office, has been busy. The
president signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 – the
legislation responsible for the most recen... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
The Marines Want Surplus Ships to Become Floating Gas Stations
*David Axe*
*U.S. Marine Corps, Americas*
It's time to fuel up against Beijing.
*Here's What You Need to Know*: The Marines want to make the most of their
surplus ships.
The U.S. Marine Corps’s new strategy for fighting Chinese forces in the
Western Pacific could orphan many of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships
that Marines ride into battle.
Now two Navy lieutenant commanders have an idea what the fleet could do
with the redundant vessels. Turn them into floating gas stations.
Ben Herring and Scott Richards both serve aboard the big-deck assault ship
USS *Wasp*. Writing in... read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
WATCH: Tyrant Cop Arrested for Holding Innocent Man at Gunpoint in Act of Road Rage[image: road]A road raging cop has been arrested after video showed him use
his badge and gun to act out his road rage fantasy on an innocent motorist. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog15 hours ago
Pfizer Jab Deadlier Than AstraZeneca Across Europe – Leaked StudyRT A leaked AstraZeneca study found that the number of people who died
after getting the Pfizer COVID vaccine in several European countries was
higher than the fatalities linked to its own jab, although the opposite
applied in the UK. end read more
Caitlin Johnstone15 hours ago
The Left Isn’t Failing, It’s Being Sabotaged: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative MatrixListen to a reading of this article: ❖ In later years we’re going to learn
about some of the covert operations which US intelligence agencies and
their proxies were using to smash the rise of socialism in America today
and a lot of people are […] read more
All That Is Solid ...15 hours ago
Evaporating Labour
The unexpected loss for the Tories in the Chesham and Amersham by-election
was bad, and shows up the cracks inching their way across the bloc of
voters Boris Johnson assembled in 2019. But, as many have noted, Labour's
polling was appalling. At 622 votes, or 1.9% of votes cast this is the
worst by-election result in its history and one of the weakest performances
ever by one of the three main parties in England. A case of Labour voters
getting savvy, determining a Liberal Democrat is preferable to another Tory
MP upholding this corrupt government and putting their nose pegs on? Or
... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Sunday songFrom the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog16 hours ago
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin
A Bundy-Linked Group Is Rallying Farmers in Drought-Stricken Oregon. Things
Are Getting Weird.People’s Rights hosted a “motivational speaker” who
writes for a white-nationalist paper.
Meet the Censored: Bret Weinstein
The Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice
Expect the Unexpected From the Delta Variant
The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave
It’s Too Late To Avoid A Major Oil Supply Crisis
2017: Bats in China carry all the ingredients to make a new SARS virus
The Jeff Bezos-backed company General Fusion is building a nuclear fusion
p... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Explained: How Iran Fuels the Gaza Conflict
*Oved Lobel*
*Iran, Gaza, *
Not only does Iran provide arms and rockets, but it has
also established local production capability for all its proxies
and trained operatives externally in the technical aspects, even
custom-designing cruder rockets like the Badr-3 that can be manufactured
with ease in Gaza.
References to Iran have been glaringly absent from commentary on the clash
between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, even though two primary
terrorist organisations, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have effusively praised
Tehran and its regional proxies for providing their milit... read more
The New Dark Age15 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 read more
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