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The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Biden Administration Participate in Dignified Transfer of Remains at Dover Airforce BaseThe dignified transfer of the fallen service members from the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, took place at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware today. Joe Biden and members from his administration attended the transfer. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other members of the administration participated in the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base […] The post Biden Administration Participate in Dignified Transfer of Remains at Dover Airforce Base appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Are Air-Independent Propulsion Submarines In the Cards for the U.S. Navy?*Robert Farley* *Subamarines, * Lots of NATO allies are already using the technology. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Several navies experimented with AIP during the twentieth century. The earliest work began in World War II in the German and Soviet navies, although none of the experiments produced operationally suitable boats. After the war Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union took advantage of German research to produce their own experimental boats, but nuclear propulsion seemed to offer a more fruitful direction for submarine development. Over the past decade, ... read more
The National Interest11 hours ago
Japan has Developed a New Tactic for Handling China's Navy*David Axe* *Aircraft Carrier, Asia* The Japanese military’s existing land-based weapons lack the range to strike, from Japanese soil, the outermost Chinese outposts. *Key point:* The new missile is years away from front-line service, but already is causing controversy, *Mainichi *explained. “Some legislators in the Diet have pointed out that acquisition of the new capabilities could ‘make it possible for the [Self-Defense Forces, i.e. the Japanese armed forces] to directly attack other countries' territories’ and ‘deviate from Japan's exclusively defense-oriented policy.’" The ... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
If it wasn’t for Imaginary SupportersThere wouldn’t be any supporters at all. The politico/media industrial complex in all its glory. read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Sunday SupplementalA Pause for the Cause Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, is seen four days before she was killed, escorting Afghans onto a plane in Kabul. The Fool on the Hill https://54litre2.tumblr.com/post/660806965239365632 The A-4 Skyhawk I was never a fan of light attack. You could stuff more of them into the […] The post Sunday Supplemental appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Thanks to a wave of IPOs, Brazil has 40 new billionaires in Q1 of 2021, according to ForbesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the pandemic and deteriorating economic indicators, the number of Brazilian billionaires increased in the first months of 2021 to 315, with at least 40 more people reaching a wealth of at least one billion Brazilian reais (about US$200 million) this year, according to Forbes Magazine, due to the increase […] The post Thanks to a wave of IPOs, Brazil has 40 new billionaires in Q1 of 2021, according to Forbes appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
The Futility Of The Afghan War And ‘War On Terror’The world’s news feeds have been inundated this week with a deluge of images of the extremely hasty American retreat from Afghanistan. After militarily occupying the country for two decades and spending an estimated $2 trillion, the American-backed Afghan government lasted barely a week without U.S. troops backing it up. President Ashraf Ghani almost immediately fled to nearboring Tajikistan, reportedly taking hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen cash with him. The scenes of desperate Afghans crowding into the last American planes have made this week an extremely embarrassing... read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
Defending The Legacy Of Chile’s 2019 UprisingOn July 5, after a tumultuous morning both inside and outside the former National Congress building, the inaugural meeting of Chile’s Constitutional Convention carried out its first act, electing Elisa Loncon Antileo as its president. Loncon, an Indigenous delegate representing the Mapuche people, made history as she addressed the assembly first in Mapudungun, her native tongue, and later in Spanish. Here we are, brothers and sisters, here we are, thanks to the support of the different coalitions that placed their trust in us, invested their dreams in the call made by the Mapuche ... read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
India reaches out to Russia to break out of regional isolation over AfghanistanThe Indian establishment media hyped up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 24 in a desperate attempt to distract attention from Delhi’s abject isolation over the Afghanistan situation. read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
Europe Seeks Solutions As It Grapples With Catastrophic WildfiresAs wildfires ravage the Mediterranean region, many have asked if such blazes are an inescapable part of global warming or whether steps can be taken to reverse the trend. A colossal heatwave, with temperatures hitting a record 48.8 degrees Celsius in Italy last week, has stoked the wildfires that have devastated swaths of land and killed dozens of people across southern Europe and North Africa, from Turkey, Greece and Italy to Morocco and Algeria. “What’s clear is that climate change will lead us to see [more of] such events,” French President Emmanuel Macron said this week after ... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Actor Ed Asner, TV’s Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. read more
Collecting My Thoughts12 hours ago
First world problems on a hot SundayThe neighbors have invited my husband for a sailboat ride, and now it's starting to thunder. I told another neighbor I saw his daughter waiting tables at the Patio this morning. Staffing is so light the "alumni" wait staff from years ago have been called in. He told me she isn't his daughter, but was friends with his daughter and everyone makes that mistake. My husband rarely complains about a sermon, but today we had a sweet young thing in her second church and third pregnancy. It wasn't a bad sermon, but for people in our 80s, it was completely irrelevant. We're finding th... read more
PopularResistance.Org12 hours ago
Returning To ‘Normal’ In Education Is Not Good EnoughHistory keeps talking back to us, if only we would listen. Mandating improved achievement without providing the resources to accomplish it has failed to ensure equitable opportunities. This pattern of under-resourcing and underserving local schools in communities where there are children and families who most need public education to work, and work well, is not the return to the “normal” we need. The post Returning To ‘Normal’ In Education Is Not Good Enough appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Subs From Down Under: Meet Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine*Peter Suciu* *Submarines, Australia* The six boats are a key element of the Australian Defence Force. *Here's What You Need to Know*: These submarines were developed to operate in varying environments from cool southern oceans to warm, shallow tropical waters. In December 2020, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced that its six domestically-built diesel-electric *Collins*-class submarines would be upgraded with the new Thales sonar systems. The Australian government would invest $23.7 million on the upgrades, which will reportedly increase the operational effectiveness of t... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
The Blood Never DriesTwenty years ago, when Tony Blair tried to restore something of the old militarism of empire, invading Afghanistan and Iraq with little understanding of what had once happened there, he did so with the words and music of ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ echoing through his speeches. In like manner, the work of Niall Ferguson (Empire: How Britain made the Modern World, 2004) sought to revive the old imperial dream, and, for a moment, it seemed as though what was called ‘humanitarian intervention’ was going to usher in a new imperial era. Other distinguished historians were there to prov... read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Against employment targets
This tweet raises an interesting question: I believe that it’s a big mistake to use monetary policy to target employment (as we saw in the 1960s and 1970s). The counterargument is that Congress gave the Fed a mandate that included “maximum employment” and thus the Fed is sort of forced to set a target for […] The post Against employment targets appeared first on Econlib. read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Sunday At The CBCApparently its major news at the CBC for a 12 year old boy to announce he’s gay. The drag queens made the party interesting. I wonder if Justin called to wish him Happy Birthday? read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
They’re Gaslighting YouPandemic of the “unvaccinated” indeed. Click on graphs to see them in full screen. Source read more
Is the BBC biased?11 hours ago
John's ViewJohn Simpson, the BBC's impartial yet highly opinionated World Affairs Editor, having previously spoken his brains and splurged his spleen on Twitter against the Biden administration's withdrawal from nation-building in Afghanistan, has today posted a piece on the BBC News website saying the same at greater length. The piece's headline doesn't bother to disguise its author's opinion - or his name. *John Simpson on Afghanistan: A country abandoned* And in it the famous John Simpson of the BBC gives a full-bodied defence of The West's 'liberal interventionalist' intervention in Af... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
The Danger of Operating Without Perimeter Security*Kris Osborn* *military, Middle East* A fast-unfolding, tragic and somewhat surprising set of circumstances created an extremely dangerous circumstance, wherein U.S. servicemembers and friendly Afghans were unprotected by a secure perimeter. The tragic death of U.S. service members in Afghanistan is likely to generate far more questions than answers as political and military leaders struggle to respond effectively, pursue those responsible, and, perhaps most of all, safeguard and evacuate remaining Americans. A fast-unfolding, tragic and somewhat surprising set of circumstances ... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Terror From Beneath: China Is Embracing Submarine-Launched Nukes*Mark Episkopos* *Submarines, Asia* Amid stiffening military competition between Beijing and Washington, China’s People's Liberation Army Navy is enhancing its ability to strike the U.S. mainland. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Beijing’s second-generation submarine-launched ballistic missiles have lagged behind U.S. submarines in noise generation and detectability. Amid stiffening military competition between Beijing and Washington, China’s People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is enhancing its ability to strike the United States mainland with submarine-launched ballistic missi... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"
Derby, Kansas, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"On The Meridian Of Time..."
“On the meridian of time there is no injustice: there is only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and drama. If at any moment anywhere one comes face to face with the absolute, that great sympathy which makes men like Gautama and Jesus seem divine freezes away; the monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. For some reason or other man looks for the miracle, and to accomplish it he will wade through blood. He will debauch himself with ideas, he will reduce himself to a shadow i... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything"
*"Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s* *Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and* *Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning"* by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus wrote in his classic 119-page essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" in 1942. “Everything else… is child’s play; we must first of all answer the question.” Sometimes, life asks this question not as a thought experiment but as a gauntlet hurled with the raw brutality of living. That selfsame year, the young Viennese neurol... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
What A Truly Humanitarian Response In Afghanistan Would Look LikeAs we reflect on what has transpired in Afghanistan with the Taliban returning to power, we have a vital opportunity for a more authentic, coherent humanitarian response. Toward this end, we must engage some critical analysis and questions. We might ask why the Afghanistan government didn’t adequately have the support of its people? How can the conditions and momentum be generated for such trust, consideration and inclusion? Why has this been an ongoing issue long before the drawdown of U.S. troops? President Biden has done a very courageous act by significantly reducing the r... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, “The Return”
*“The Return”* “Suddenly the window will open and Mother will call, it's time to come in. The wall will part, I will enter heaven in muddy shoes. I will come to the table and answer questions rudely. I am all right, leave me alone. Head in hand I sit and sit. How can I tell them about that long and tangled way? Here in heaven mothers knit green scarves; flies buzz. Father dozes by the stove after six days' labor. No - surely I can't tell them that people are at each other's throats.” - Theodore Roethke read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Biden Vows New Strikes In RetaliationEven as he planned to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by August 31, President Joe Biden said Saturday that the drone strike that was launched Friday night in retaliation for an attack claimed by ISIS-K "was not the last." "We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay," the president said in a statement Saturday afternoon. "Whenever anyone seeks to harm the United States or attack our troops, we will respond. That will never be in doubt." The Pentagon said the drone strike killed two "planners and facilitators" of t... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
The U.S Navy Knows Better Than to Overlook Iranian Submarines*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarines, * Tehran may not be an advanced great power, but it knows how to build a good shallow-water submarine fleet. Here is why the Navy is taking notice. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Iran also launched its own domestically built Fateh-class submarine. The homemade vessel may lack modern features such as anti-ship missiles or quiet Air Independent Propulsion system, but it does seem to be the genuine article—not something one should take for granted with reports of new Iranian weapons. The Iranian military has long planned for a defensive naval war... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Missile Tubes on an Aircraft Carrier? Now That's Crazy*David Axe* *Aircraft Carrier, Europe* Not in Russia. Its sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov had Twelve vertical launch tubes for powerful P-700 anti-ship missiles, nestled just underneath the forward deck of the 1,000-feet-long vessel. *Here is what you need to remember: *That was a decade ago. With tensions between the United States and Russia again on the rise, there have been reports that Moscow might install new anti-ship missiles under *Kuznetsov*’s deck as part of the aging ship’s off-again, on-again modernization program. Some old photos of Russia’s sole aircraft car... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
At This Point, the Russian Navy Is too Used to Submarine Disasters*Peter Suciu* *Submarines, Europe* Last year 14 Russian sailors were killed when a fire broke out on a secret Russian submarine. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The deadliest submarine disaster since the *Kursk* occurred on November 8, 2008 when 20 sailors and shipyard workers were killed and 20 more injured. This happened aboard the K-152 *Nerpa* when the fire extinguishing system was accidently activated, which caused mass suffocation. Last year 14 Russian sailors were killed when a fire broke out on a secret Russian submarine. The boat was identified as *Losharik* (AS-12)... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Japan had the First Real Aircraft Carrier*Peter Suciu* *Aircraft Carrier, Asia* The Hōshō was present at many of the most important battles of WWII. *Here's what you need to remember: *The *Hōshō* differed from the carriers to come. She had a small command tower, and six small funnels protruding to the port and starboard and these could be raised or lowered so that smoke would not interfere with the launch or recovery of aircraft. There was no catapult and the narrow flight deck could only accommodate a few aircraft. Today the aircraft carrier remains the most powerful capital ship in any navy, and they're unlikely to s... read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
3,000-Plus Pediatricians, Medical Professionals Sue Biden Admin Over Transgender MandateDaily Wire – by Amanda Prestigiacomo Pediatricians and other health care workers are suing the Biden administration over a mandate tied to health care which... The post 3,000-Plus Pediatricians, Medical Professionals Sue Biden Admin Over Transgender Mandate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
The CDC are making no secret about who they want to imprison in FEMA concentration camps.Gab – BeachMilk It’s all spelt out on their web site, and BTW “high risk individuals” include people who spread ‘misinformation’ about the wonderfully safe... The post The CDC are making no secret about who they want to imprison in FEMA concentration camps. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Food Safety News13 hours ago
Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)
Opinion So, why not use the authority granted under the FDA and use the FDA’s mandatory recall authority? According to the FDA, before the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) was enacted, the FDA relied on responsible parties to voluntarily recall violative food products — except infant formula recalls which are described under section 412 of... Continue Reading read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Instagram filters from Brazil’s designer Jeferson Araujo are as loved by Anitta and Pabllo Vittar as they are by DisneyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The life of the 28-year-old gaucho Jeferson Araujo from Santa Maria in Brazil's southernmost Rio Grande do Sul state took a dizzying turn last year when he began creating augmented reality effects for social networks. Lady Gaga, Madonna, Pabllo Vittar, and Anitta are just a few names among thousands of […] The post Instagram filters from Brazil’s designer Jeferson Araujo are as loved by Anitta and Pabllo Vittar as they are by Disney appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Arrests Made As Water Protectors Rally At Governor’s ResidenceSt. Paul, MN - On Saturday morning, hundreds of people participated in a march from the MN State Capitol to the Governor's residence led by pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi. According to a statement from an organizer, Jaike Spotted-Wolf, Camp Migizi assembled at the Governor’s mansion to peacefully protest against Line 3, and for treaty rights and Indigenous Sovereignty. Armed police with riot gear have arrested over 50 Water Protectors with more arrests ongoing. Since Wednesday’s Treaties Not Tar Sands Rally to Stop Line 3, a group of peaceful water protectors were holding c... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
On Contact: Mainstream Environmental Movement LiesOn the show today, Chris Hedges discusses the lies and fantasies told by the mainstream environmental movement about how to solve the climate crisis with authors and activists Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith. A new book shows how technology will not solve our environmental crisis. We will not extract ourselves from the death march toward extinction by recycling, building wind turbines, relying on solar panels or driving electric cars. This is a fantasy sold to us by an environmental movement that promises we can continue to indulge in orgies of consumption and maintain the levels ... read more
BolenReport17 hours ago
The Globalist Democrat Caused HORRORS in California Are VERY Real…Why Have The Democrats Stopped The Rain in California? More – Why Are They Burning The Forests, Turning Off The Water To The Farmers, Force-Vaccinating The Population, Shutting Down The California Economy With Shutdowns, Demonizing White People, Battering The Homeless, Letting All The Violent Criminals Out of Jail, Subsidizing Illegal Aliens, etc.? Easy answer – … Continue reading The Globalist Democrat Caused HORRORS in California Are VERY Real… read more
Accidental Deliberations13 hours ago
On history repeatingWith the Libs floundering in an election campaign where they considered themselves entitled to waltz into power and the NDP making a push toward the top of the party standings, commentators haven't been able to avoid some comparison to 2011. But that's always come with a caveat - that Justin Trudeau is no Michael Ignatieff. To which we should ask: are we sure he isn't? On a closer look, there may be more similarities to the Libs' position today and their standing ten years ago than has yet been discussed. And voters should be at pains to avoid the same mistakes that resulted in ou... read more
Is the BBC biased?14 hours ago
Not controversial, apparently
There was a revealing comment, in passing, from BBC presenter Martine Croxall to *Dateline London *Canadian regular Jeffrey Kofman this weekend: What Extinction Rebellion are saying, Jeffrey, isn't exactly controversial, is it? Hm. *Some* - at the very least - of what they're saying is certainly controversial - e.g. their claims, and their targets, and the possible economic impact of their proposals. Is this rosy view of XR common at the BBC? read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History – Aug 291922 Turkish troops testing border with Iraq attacked Rania in Sulaymaniya 1965 Arif govt announced 72 people tried for plot Claimed Communists KDP and other banned groups behind it 1987 Iraq attacked 2 Iranian merchant ships 40 ships hit by both Iran and Iraq in next 2 weeks (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Ira... read more
Assyrian International News Agency14 hours ago
Turkish Bombing in Syria is Continuation of Genocide: Assyrian LeaderElias Antar Elias, the head of the Assyrian People's Assembly in the Jazira region of Syria.During the recent escalation of the Turkish occupation state and its mercenaries on Tal Tamr and its countryside, the Assyrian villages in the countryside of Nahia witnessed fierce attacks launched by the Turkish occupation using artillery and heavy weapons. read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
How is it that we are getting live reports from Kabul?
“Communications in Afghanistan is under the control of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). It has rapidly expanded after the Karzai administration took over in late 2001, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels.” wiki Comment: It is … Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Do-Dodonpa Roller Coaster Closed After Broken Bones ReportedThe governor of the prefecture where the park is located expressed anger that the injuries weren't reported sooner. read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Photos suggest that there is a tailings leak at Atlantic Gold’s Moose River gold mineOn August 27, a person who wishes to remain anonymous took aerial photos of the tailings facility at Atlantic Gold’s Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, Nova Scotia, and sent them to Scott Beaver, president of the St. Mary’s River Association and part of the No Open Pit Excavation (NOPE) citizens’ group that […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch! Markets, A Look Ahead: Special Report”Gregory Mannarino, AM 8/29/21: *"Must Watch! Markets, A Look Ahead: Special Report”* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Modern Tokyo Times15 hours ago
Islamists burn and hack 19 people to death in the Democratic Republic of CongoIslamists burn and hack 19 people to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is affiliated with ISIS (Islamic State – IS). Henceforth, the ADF has committed countless massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Therefore, the latest brutal massacre […] The post Islamists burn and hack 19 people to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Billion Dollar Rights Violating AppThey took all our rights and put them in an App. How much does it cost to make an app anyways? read more
The Last Refuge15 hours ago
Massive Hurricane Ida Bears Down on Louisiana Coast, 150 MPH Winds and Strong Storm SurgeThere’s not much you can do except hunker down when winds of this scale start hitting the coastline. Hurricane Ida is about to make landfall along the Louisiana coastal region with winds in excess of 150mph. A very strong category-4 storm, with massive storm surge potential. The hurricane force winds (the buzzsaw) are approximately 100 […] The post Massive Hurricane Ida Bears Down on Louisiana Coast, 150 MPH Winds and Strong Storm Surge appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
São Paulo’s Vila Madalena neighborhood is still bohemian but with more gourmet templesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When looking for a new eatery opening in Vila Madalena, you'll often find the word "old" in parentheses and a reference to the previous eatery in that spot. The neighborhood is still a bohemian district with urban art. Still, it is gradually changing the profile of its stores, residents, regulars, […] The post São Paulo’s Vila Madalena neighborhood is still bohemian but with more gourmet temples appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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