Friday, October 15, 2021

15 October - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10:15 pm MDT

Does Russia's S-500 Spell Trouble for American Stealth Aircraft?
*Mark Episkopos* *S-500, * Russian defense officials and commentators have framed the S-500 as a “silver bullet” against U.S. stealth aircraft, with the manufacturer, Almaz-Antey, calling the system a “blow against American prestige.” Russia’s defense industry has reportedly revealed deployment plans for the first batch of next-generation S-500 missile defense systems. "The first regiment of the S-500 air defense systems has entered service with a unit, whose combat duty is to guard and defend the airspace above the capital of the country," a source close to Russia’s Defense Mini... read more
The United States Marine Corps Just Showed Off How It'll Deploy Its Newest Suicide Drone
*Caleb Larson* *Missiles, Americas* The U.S. Marine Corps' LAV-M, a mortar-carrier variant of the 8x8, will be strapped with eight of the loitering missiles. UVision, the company recently tapped by the United States Marine Corps to supply them with loitering munitions—essentially suicide drones—just showcased one configuration that the Marine Corps will use to deploy them. The company unveiled the Marine's LAV-M, a mortar carrier variant of the 8x8 Light Armored Vehicle. The boxy, podded launcher sits atop the vehicle's rear and may swivel, with a capacity of eight missiles. ... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Dozens Killed In Shiite Mosque Explosion In Afghanistan
*Daily Mail: **Dozens killed and more than 70 injured after suicide attacker blows himself up inside Afghan mosque during Friday prayers - a week after ISIS bomber killed at least 100* * Three bomb blasts struck a Shiite mosque in Kandahar during Friday prayers * At least 37 people were killed and more than wounded, though toll likely to rise * Comes a week after another blast at a Shiite mosque in northern Kunduz * Last week's blast was claimed by ISIS-K, the terror group's Afghan branch, which has stepped up attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban retook control Doze... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
While many airlines are leaving, another announces its return to Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To Ethiopian Airlines' announcement a month ago - to resume flights to the country from Addis Ababa, via São Paulo, from December 15-, Air Canada has now joined, having already set a date for its return to Buenos Aires. The Canadian airline reported that it plans to resume its operation […] The post While many airlines are leaving, another announces its return to Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Table Banking Helping Women in Kenya to Put Food on the Table
NAIROBI, Oct 15 (IPS) - Pascaline Chemutai’s five acres of land located in the country’s breadbasket region of Rift Valley recently produced 115 bags of maize, each weighing 90 kilograms. She tells IPS that of these, 110 bags will be transported to traders in Nairobi and neighbouring Kiambu County at a negotiated price of $23 per bag. Read the full story, “Table Banking Helping Women in Kenya to Put Food on the Table”, on globalissues.org → read more
The right to a clean and healthy environment: 6 things you need to know
On 8 October, loud and unusual applause reverberated around the chamber of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. A battle fought for decades by environmental activists and rights’ defenders, had finally borne fruit. Read the full story, “The right to a clean and healthy environment: 6 things you need to know”, on globalissues.org → read more
Myanmar: In race against time, experts collect evidence of rights violations
For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and analyzing more than two million pieces of evidence about possible human rights violations in Myanmar. Read the full story, “Myanmar: In race against time, experts collect evidence of rights violations”, on globalissues.org → read more
"Here's Why the New War on Meat Consumption Could Lead to Food Shortages"
*"Here's Why the New War on Meat Consumption* * Could Lead to Food Shortages"* by Chris MacIntosh "Coercion is no longer taboo." Has there ever been a time in history where those who have been coercing have been on the right side of history? "The Ministries of Finance and Agriculture have advanced plans to buy out hundreds of farmers and, if necessary, expropriate them, in order to quickly reduce nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands. This Is apparent from documents that have been viewed by NRC. The cost of this operation could amount to 17 billion euros. The plans point to a rigor... read more
2021 Evidence Confirming Cosmoclimatology theory
Originally posted on Science Matters: David Whitehouse writes at NetZeroWatch New study confirms Sun/Cosmic-Ray climate connection. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports by researchers at the Danish National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that the Sun’s… read more
Science Matters11 hours ago
2021 Evidence Confirming Cosmoclimatology theory
David Whitehouse writes at NetZeroWatch New study confirms Sun/Cosmic-Ray climate connection. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports by researchers at the Danish National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that the Sun’s activity in screening cosmic rays […] read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Leading cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance lands in Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Binance's regional representatives, namely Director of Operations for Latin America Maximiliano Hinz, Marketing Manager Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay Carolina Gama, and the company's SSR expert Ramiro García, were in charge of the presentation. During the event they discussed the main advantages of operations with virtual currencies for the Paraguayan public […] The post Leading cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance lands in Paraguay appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Mississippi gov issuing ‘unreasonable demands’ on cannabis, lawmakers say
Republican state lawmakers in Mississippi say that GOP Gov. Tate Reeves has been delaying a special session of the Legislature with “unreasonable demands” on parameters of a bill to legalize a medical cannabis program. According to Mississippi Today, there’s been an ongoing back-and-forth between Reeves and Republican lawmakers since Sept. 24, when they informed him […] Mississippi gov issuing ‘unreasonable demands’ on cannabis, lawmakers say is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Bolivian government, amid protests, backtracks on controversial law against illicit profits
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "The Executive Branch, by listening to the Bolivian people, listening to their concerns, listening to their fears in relation to this bill, has decided to withdraw it," said Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada. The Minister said in a press conference at the Casa Grande del Pueblo that this […] The post Bolivian government, amid protests, backtracks on controversial law against illicit profits appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Banned YouTube videos: How Israeli Ministry of Health, deleted thousands of testimonies | Avi Barak Media
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On our platform “Dissenter’s Voice – Banned YouTube videos” we publish videos that are censored on YouTube. We believe that censorship should not be a part of our civilization. That is why we give censored content the opportunity to be seen. xxxx On September 30th, Israeli Ministry of Health deleted […] The post Banned YouTube videos: How Israeli Ministry of Health, deleted thousands of testimonies | Avi Barak Media appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Biden’s economic disaster. Putin on USD & energy. Durham & McCabe (Premiere)
Biden’s economic disaster. Putin on USD & energy. Durham & McCabe (Premiere) John Durham and the Amazing Disappearing DNC Hack | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics This is the fifth in a series of articles analyzing the 27 page federal grand jury indictment charging lawyer Michael Sussmann with making a false statement […] read more
Q&A: La Niña’s back
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The report speaks of ‘La Niña’s natural cooling’ causing drought and increasing wildfire hazards in some areas. Weren’t such things supposed to be aggravated by alleged human-caused global warming, not by natural cooling effects? – – – For the second straight year, the world heads into a new La… read more
Gregory Mannarino, "AM/PM 10/15/21"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 10/15/21: *"Alert! People Are Dumping Dollars As Inflation Skyrockets"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ Gregory Mannarino, PM 10/15/21: *"NOTHING Is What It Seems To Be And Nothing Is By Accident. * *The Road To Serfdom And Enslavement"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
"Poster Boy"
*"Poster Boy"* by Jim Kunstler "Maybe Dr. Sanjay Gupta was born at night - but surely not last night. Apparently, CNN’s house doctor went into his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience with eyes wide shut. Did his handlers and preppers not have a clue that Joe would give Sanjay the business about CNN’s deliberate, incessant, and epic lying in the service of forces that seek to destroy the country, its people, and western civ with them? The issue was Mr. Rogan declaring publicly that he took ivermectin with a suite of other drugs to get over Covid-19 in a few days’ time and then CN... read more
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Michael Bang Pedersen argues that the COVID pandemic offers a prime example of the importance of telling hard truths to the public - rather than engaging in the wishful thinking, sugar-coating and general denial we've come to expect from Scott Moe. And Susie Flaherty writes about new research confirming that children are spreaders of COVID-19 (and particularly its variants), while Lynn Giesbrecht reports that over a hundred Saskatchewan schools (plus several dozen daycares) are currently experiencing outbreaks. - Paddy Bettington rightly cri... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller Ordered To Receive A Letter Of Reprimand And To Forfeit $5,000 In Pay For A Month At Court Martial Hearing
*Daily Mail:* *Defiant Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller is ordered to receive a letter of reprimand and to forfeit $5,000 in pay for a month at court martial hearing after passionately defending his attack on the military system* * Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller Jr. was ordered to receive a letter of reprimand and to forfeit $5,000 in pay for a month during his sentencing on Friday * Scheller, 40, who pleaded guilty to multiple charges, was seeking an honorable discharge or discharge with honorable intent and a letter of reprimand * 'I feel good,' Scheller said as he entered the c... read more
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/15/21"
*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/15/21"* "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary CNN Market Data: - https://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ A comprehensive, essential daily read. - http://www.shadowstats.... read more
Activists Target Powerful Lobbying Group
Amid a wave of climate protests in Washington, D.C. this week, some campaigners scaled the U.S. Chamber of Commerce office to call out the nation's largest lobbying group for fueling climate chaos and urge members to cut ties with the business association. Activists flanked the building's entrance with a pair of banners that said: "Welcome to the Chamber of Climate Chaos" and "Your Business Costs the Earth." The post Activists Target Powerful Lobbying Group appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Covert Geopolitics12 hours ago
Social Credit as Distasteful Necessity in an Age of Asymmetric Warfare
It is frightening how oligarchically-minded figures of a Great Resetting nature wish to use the structures of social credit to modify group behaviour under a post-Truth, depopulated/de-carbonized world order. Ever since COVID-19 made a crazy world even crazier, many good people have become absorbed into anti-Chinese hysterics all across the Five Eyes-managed parts of the … Continue reading Social Credit as Distasteful Necessity in an Age of Asymmetric Warfare → read more
Are we misinterpreting UAE foreign policy?
Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic advisor to the UAE, recently spoke to an international conference on the UAE’s desire to smooth over tensions with Turkey and Iran. Turkey and the UAE found themselves on opposite sides of the Arab Spring, with the former supporting revolutionary movements around the Middle East and the latter trying to frustrate […] read more
UK lawmaker David Amess dies after stabbing attack
Al Jazeera British MP David Amess, 69, has died after being stabbed several times during a meeting with his constituents at a church in eastern... The post UK lawmaker David Amess dies after stabbing attack appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Liberian Teen Becomes Hero for Finding and Returning $50,000
Emmanuel Tuloe has been invited to meet Liberian President George Weah. read more
21st Century Wire12 hours ago
UKC News: ‘Look Around – The Great Reset Has Already Begun’
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up. read more
Turcopolier13 hours ago
I am inclined to think the Clintons’ pal McAuliffe will win.
“GOP Businessman Glenn Youngkin holds a razor-thin lead over former Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race, according to a new Trafalgar poll. When asked, “If the election were held tomorrow, who are you most likely to support?,” 48.4% said … Continue reading → read more
Victorian Health Team advisor caught live on a news conference admitting Covid Jab is Poison
MatrixRedPill October 14th, 2021. The psychopathic politician tyrants cant hide it this time. Victorian health team advisor was caught live in a news conference admitting... The post Victorian Health Team advisor caught live on a news conference admitting Covid Jab is Poison appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Epidemic of Plane Crashes linked to Covid-19 Jab
MatrixRedPill October 14th, 2021. As more pilots get the covid jab you will start to see more strokes, clots and seizures during flights. Your playing... The post Epidemic of Plane Crashes linked to Covid-19 Jab appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden admin plans to restart Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy in mid-November
Yahoo News WASHINGTON — After having lost a legal battle, the Biden administration tentatively plans a mid-November restart of a Trump-era policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to wait... The post Biden admin plans to restart Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy in mid-November appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
ICU Doctor Describes Nightmarish COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries In Letters To FDA, CDC, Lawyer Says Agencies Haven’t Replied
National File – by Andrew White Dr. Patricia Lee, MD, a California-based ICU doctor issued a letter to both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... The post ICU Doctor Describes Nightmarish COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries In Letters To FDA, CDC, Lawyer Says Agencies Haven’t Replied appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
VAERS: At least 160,000 Americans have likely died from covid vaccines
Natural News – by Ethan Huff If you extrapolate it out based on what we currently know about underreporting, the latest data from VAERS (Vaccine... The post VAERS: At least 160,000 Americans have likely died from covid vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Navy Announces Plans To Expel Those Refusing Covid Vaccine, Revoke Benefits
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden At the end of August the Pentagon initially announced a mandate for military personnel across all armed service branches, ordering... The post Navy Announces Plans To Expel Those Refusing Covid Vaccine, Revoke Benefits appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
North Miami Beach Restaurant Manager Finds GPS Under SUV
NBC 6 South Florida Oct 12, 2021 A North Miami Beach restaurant owner says surveillance cameras outside of his business captured a man putting a... The post North Miami Beach Restaurant Manager Finds GPS Under SUV appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Prepping – We’re being lied to
Pinball Preparedness Oct 10, 2021 Did a bit of Intel gathering this morning. What I was told in the store is NOT the same story... The post Prepping – We’re being lied to appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CURMUDGUCATION12 hours ago
US News, Please Knock It Off
US News was once a magazine, but these days it's arguably most famous as a Ranker of Things, especially schools. They rank colleges and high schools annually, and despite the fact that these rankings are hugely questionable (see here, here and here), they are uncritically reprinted, quoted, and used by the fortunate top tier as a marketing tool. So I'm sure from their perspective it makes sense to extend the brand by ranking elementary and middle schools. This is just as bad an idea as you think it is, and raises some big questions. *How do they do it?* I first guessed a system... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
U.K. Conservative MP Murdered While Meeting Constituents
*Daily Mail:** Tory MP David Amess is murdered: Tragedy as married father-of-five, 69, is stabbed to death by knifeman who stormed into his constituency surgery in Southend Methodist church in front of horrified onlookers as armed police arrest suspect, 25, at scene* * Sir David, 69, had been holding a surgery for constituents when he was attacked by the knifeman at midday * Horrified staff and Southend constituents saw stabbing happen as he was inside Belfairs Methodist Church * Sir David was treated at the scene by paramedics for more than an hour but later died, Essex Po... read more
Is the BBC biased?12 hours ago
R.I.P. Sir David Amess
Shocking news that Sir David Amess MP has been murdered in a church in his constituency while holding his regular surgery with voters. Our democracy has been attacked again. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Grupos de cabildeo: entrevista con Lora Verheecke
15-Oct-2021 Lora Verheecke es investigadora, especializada en libre comercio y los procesos de cabildeo. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Madagascar - Union européenne : Négociation de l'Accord de partenariat pour une pêche durable au thon
15-Oct-2021 La population Malagasy demande plus d'équité et de transparence pour assurer une véritable pêche durable read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
The EU's path to trade sustainability
15-Oct-2021 As public support for EU free trade deals is waning, civil society groups are hoping to help tighten the bloc's standards on trade sustainability as part of an ongoing consultation. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
India to start talks for three more free trade agreements: Piyush Goyal
15-Oct-2021 While Goyal didn't name these economies, he said talks with them will be over and above India's current negotiations with Australia, the UK, the UAE and the EU for free trade agreements (FTAs). read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
States must stop prioritizing investment over human rights – UN experts
15-Oct-2021 UN experts today called on States to ensure that international investment agreements do not provide a “safe harbour” for investors to abuse the human rights of individuals and communities. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Investor-state arbitration and the 'next generation' of investment treaties
15-Oct-2021 Investor–state arbitration has grown over the years to become one of the most dynamic and controversial features of international investment law. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Chile sees ‘long line' of nations looking to join digital partnership initiative
15-Oct-2021 Chile sees growing interest from several nations in joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, an international treaty brokered last year by the country and fellow APEC members New Zealand and Singapore. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Why Is North Korea’s Currency Surging In Value?
There are competing theories for why the North Korean won is gaining strength this year, ranging from pandemic border closures killing demand for foreign currencies to the isolated country instituting a crackdown on their use [File: Bloomberg] *Bloomberg: **North Korean Currency’s Mysterious Surge Prompts a Guessing Game* (Bloomberg) -- In normal economies, currencies weaken in times of difficulty, but something counter-intuitive is happening in North Korea: the won is surging just as things are getting worse. Kim Jong Un’s country has been hit by the toughest sanctions in it... read more
Is the BBC biased?12 hours ago
The BBC at war
In contrast, another of the BBC's highest-paid stars, Stephen Nolan, has hosted a quite extraordinary 45-minute podcast about the BBC's relationship with the campaign group Stonewall, asking the question *Is the BBC too close to Stonewall?* It's an astonishingly full-frontal assault on his own employer, akin to whistle-blowing, and he wonders at the end - not entirely jokingly - if it might bring about the end of his BBC career. I'm sure it will enrage many of the woker staff at the corporation and that extreme trans activists will be coming after him. Stephen Nolan may not... read more
Is the BBC biased?12 hours ago
A Biologist in the Lion's/Lioness's Den
Last night's *Question Time* featured biologist Lord Winston and saw this revealing exchange: *Fiona Bruce*: So Robert, I am interested in your view given that you were Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam for some time... *Robert Winston*: I'm sorry? *Fiona Bruce*: I am interested in your view given that you were Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam, weren't you, for some time? You have mentioned Kathleen Stock and the trans issue but obviously, academic freedom has been talked about in any number of areas in recent years. *Robert Winston*: I was rather hoping you would be interes... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Intense administrative efforts to open Argentina’s border crossings with Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There was much speculation that this international viaduct would be reopened tomorrow, October 16, as a result of a meeting held between the Foreign Ministers of Argentina Santiago Cafiero and Paraguay Euclides Acevedo. Should it materialize, the crossing between Bernardo de Irigoyen and Dionisio Cerqueira, Brazil, could also be opened. […] The post Intense administrative efforts to open Argentina’s border crossings with Paraguay appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Air New Zealand offering chance to get vaccinated on a plane | CNN Travel VAERS – Data Sets read more
Waking Times13 hours ago
Access the Healing Power of Mushrooms Here
*Waking Times* - We invite you to open your heart and mind to the wisdom of mushrooms! read more
Endless Summer
16 Oct 1897, 1 – Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com Arkansas 97, Ohio 95, Mississippi 94, Illinois 93, Kentucky 93, Indiana 92, Missouri 92, Louisiana 91, Kansas 90, Oklahoma 90, Texas 90, Virginia 90, Alabama 89, Iowa 89, Nebraska 89, Colorado … Continue reading → read more
The Truth Behind the Super Hornet UFO Encounters
Ward Carroll May 27, 2021 Recently declassified forward looking infrared from U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets show what the Pentagon is calling “unidentified aerial phenomenon.”... The post The Truth Behind the Super Hornet UFO Encounters appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduces legislation to BLOCK interstate travel checkpoints the Biden Regime is trying to set up with SS/Marxist vaccine passport requirements
Natural News – by SD Wells Yes, there are a handful of Senators and Representatives who still care about the Republic and didn’t just ‘join’... The post Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduces legislation to BLOCK interstate travel checkpoints the Biden Regime is trying to set up with SS/Marxist vaccine passport requirements appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Russia’s Non-Ideological Foreign Policy Is The Key To Its Balancing Act
Contrary to the false narratives spread by many key influencers in the Alt-Media Community (AMC) over the years, Russia is not anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-Islamist, anti-Western, or anti-Zionist, though this doesn’t by default mean that it’s pro- any of those either. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed at the beginning of […] read more
The Big Guns of London's Imperial War Museum
*Peter Suciu* *Naval History, * Meet the two large guns that serve to "guard" the front entrance. Outside of the Imperial War Museum's (IWM's) main facility in London is a pair of Royal Navy 15-inch guns. The museum was founded in 1917 and was originally intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and the Empire during the First World War. Over the years that have followed, the museum has expanded greatly and since 2012 has focused on the history of modern war as well as the wartime experience. Today the museum, which is now housed in the former ... read more
Mining Awareness +13 hours ago
Catholic Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, Statement on Coronavirus Vaccines and the Sanctity of Conscience
Excerpts: “the Church treasures her teaching on the sanctity of conscience. “Conscience is the most secret core and sanctuary of … Continue reading → read more
CENSORED NEWS13 hours ago
From the Gulf of Finland to the Arctic Circle, Zapatistas link with Sami and Finland's Struggles
Meeting with the Sápmi people inside a large Lavvu tent. Photo: Suomi Armadillo CollectiveFrom the Gulf of Finland to the Arctic Circle, the Zapatistas link with Finland's Struggles.Grieta CollectiveCensored NewsOriginal en EspanolMore photos and video at:https://www.grieta.org.mx/index.php/2021/10/10/ read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ13 hours ago
Review when baghdad ruled the muslin world, the rise and fall of islam’s greatest dynasty
*Kennedy, Hugh, **when baghdad ruled the muslin world, the rise and fall of islam’s greatest dynasty**, Cambridge: Da Capo Press, 2004* Hugh Kennedy takes an unconventional approach to telling the history of the Abbasid caliphate in *when baghdad ruled the muslim world, the rise and fall of islam’s greatest dynasty*. He was inspired by the poems and stories that are the source material for historians to study this time period. He therefore wrote a narrative about the empire rather than a straight history. It proved to be a very approachable book on the Abbasids. Most of *... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ13 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 15
1905 British Amb to Turkey O’Conor sent memo written by Sir Sykes to Foreign Office detailing oil deposits in Mosul vilayet 1906 Protests in Mosul ended against Ottoman census that included counting women 1927 1st successful oil well started at Baba Gargur field in Kirkuk (Musings On Iraq review *Imagining The Nation, Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) 1960 Islamic Party complained to Gen Qasim that his govt neglected religion while accepted Communists Asked Qasim to ban Communists and ... read more
Mining Awareness +13 hours ago
Oklahoma Governor Stitt Addresses President Biden’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate; OK AG Prepared to Take Biden to Court “the Second the Rules are Made Public”
“Press Release October 14, 2021 Governor Stitt Addresses President Biden’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate Governor Kevin Stitt addresses President Biden’s unconstitutional … Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Large African Cat Captured After Escape in Detroit Suburb
A large cat native to Africa that escaped from its suburban Detroit home was captured after spending several hours on the lam. read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Suicides among Japanese children at record high during pandemic Facebook Dangerous Individuals and Organizations List (Reproduced Snapshot) Raptors Rather Than Rodenticide Russia views Taiwan as part of China, proceeds from that premise - Lavrov Non-Toxic Gas to Be Deployed in 100+ NYC Locations, Including Transit, In Bio-Attack Readiness Test 1. 20 years of fighting terrorism took a heavy toll but has helped prepare for a bigger fight, US special operators sayInvestors could lose $8.4 trillion to the climate crisis over 15 years as ocean health declines, ... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Johnny Can’t Think
It’s not about readen en riten, it about RACE. As the author further quipped cynically, “American children came top at thinking they were good at math, but bottom at math.” Yes, self-esteem is the royal jelly upon which America’s children are raised. Our child-centered, non-hierarchical, collaborative, progressive schooling has produced kids who do not believe… Continue reading → read more
China and the Importance of Civil Nuclear Energy
*Robert McFarlane, David Gattie* *China, Asia* An allied partnership around civilian nuclear power would constitute a strategically important move on the geopolitical chessboard to counter China and Russia. HISTORY TELLS us that for a country to govern sensibly and protect its interests at home and abroad requires experienced, competent professionals with the acuity to analyze and navigate the complex space of national security and foreign affairs, one that is replete with military, economic, technological, geopolitical, and diplomatic tensions. In the aftermath of World War II,... read more
Islam, Roman Catholicism, and Borderless Believers
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Islam, Middle East* Jonathan Laurence’s Coping with Defeat: Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, and the Modern State presents a detailed but incomplete comparison of the Islamic and Catholic political-religious empires. Jonathan Laurence, *Coping with Defeat: Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, and the Modern State*. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press). 606 pp., $35.00. UNLIKE CHRISTIANITY or Judaism, Islam has never had a true reform movement. It certainly incorporates a variety of streams within both of its main Sunni and Shia branches. Nevertheless, none of ... read more
Should America Try to Pacify Chinese Hegemony?
*Paul Heer* *China, Asia* In The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, Elbridge Colby advocates for a military strategy to prevent Chinese hegemony regardless of Beijing’s intentions or the nature of that hegemony. There are two levels of strategic competition between the United States and China: within the Indo-Pacific region and globally. At both levels, it is a contest for relative power, influence, and wealth; but it takes on a more physical, geographic quality in Asia, where the military aspect of the competition is more immediate. This is ... read more
In France, the Far Right is Making a Comeback
*Trevor Filseth* *France, Americas* Many French pundits have speculated that in the event of a runoff, the remaining sides of the political spectrum would unite against the far-right candidate, no matter who his or her opponent is. The next presidential election in France is scheduled to take place in roughly six months, on April 10, 2022. If a single candidate fails to gain 50 percent of the vote, the most likely outcome, then a second runoff vote will be held in two weeks, on April 24. While much of France’s public discourse surrounding the election has concerned French Presid... read more
WATCH: Cop Smashes Surrendered Unarmed Teen’s Head In With His Pistol—Not Fired or Charged
[image: teen]A violent police officer was caught on witness video using his pistol to bash in the head of a teen driver who had his hands up and was complying. read more
Something fishy in the food supply pipeline...
The ingenious ways in which producers try to get around laws and regulations are on display in a customs dispute up in Maine. A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America’s supply of a key fish used for popular products such as fish sticks and fast food sandwiches. The Alaska pollock has a complicated supply chain. After being caught as part of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S., the fish are transported by ship to New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine. They are then loaded onto rail cars for a brief trip down 100 feet (30 meters) of ... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil economic activity falls 0.15% in August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's economic activity fell by 0.15% in August compared to the 0.23% acceleration recorded in July, ending a streak of four consecutive monthly rises, the Central Bank reported Friday. The so-called Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), which the monetary authority measures monthly in an attempt to advance the trend of the […] The post Brazil economic activity falls 0.15% in August appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Headlines for Uruguay: vaccinations for tourists, inflation accelerates and more
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – These are the main news in headline form for Uruguay today, October 15. Inflation accelerated in September due to the increase in food prices, reaching 3.5%: This is one point higher than in August, according to Indec. The statistical office said that the cumulative growth reached 37% this year and […] The post Headlines for Uruguay: vaccinations for tourists, inflation accelerates and more appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
Bugs in Our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning
The entrance to the FBI headquarters in Washington. (Photo: Matthew Kahn) For more than two decades, U.S. law enforcement has fought against the use of strong cryptography by the public in telecommunications. In 1992, the FBI argued that due to encryption, 60 percent of criminal wiretaps would be useless within three years—and, in the worst case, none might be intelligible. Ever since the U.S. government loosened cryptographic export controls in 2000, the FBI talked of doom and gloom regarding criminal investigations due to the public’s use of encryption. Since the 1990s, the bur... read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Bipartisan compromise works in North Carolina on energy bill
In an article written by Lucille Sherman and Adam Wagner in The Charlotte Observer called “NC’s governor signs major energy bill, laying the groundwork for a budget compromise,” much needed bipartisan compromise is highlighted. It should be as this is … Continue reading → read more
MJBizDaily2 days ago
Truthfulness key to successful cannabis M&A + creative corporate finance
Marijuana multistate operator Parallel and special acquisition corporation Ceres Acquisition Corp. recently called off their $1.9 billion blockbuster merger. Truthfulness key to successful cannabis M&A + creative corporate finance is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
naked capitalism14 hours ago
Moving Beyond America’s War on Wildfire: 4 Ways to Avoid Future Megafires
Under a changing climate, we will have to learn to coexist with wildfires in the U.S. West. read more
naked capitalism14 hours ago
Community Clinics Shouldered Much of the Vaccine Rollout. Many Haven’t Been Paid.
Clinics are owed tens of millions of dollars, at minimum, for shots they’ve given since the vaccines received emergency authorization. read more
Labour's Time Has Come
We're having supply chain problems these days. Paul Krugman writes that, eventually, the bottlenecks will be broken: Earlier in the pandemic, people compensated for the loss of many services by buying stuff instead. People who couldn’t eat out remodeled their kitchens. People who couldn’t go to gyms bought home exercise equipment. The result was an astonishing surge in purchases of everything from household appliances to consumer electronics. Early this year real spending on durable goods was more than 30 percent above prepandemic levels, and it’s still very high. But, when it co... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Will China's Next Foreign Naval Base Be In Cambodia?
The US says Cambodia “has not been fully transparent” about the Chinese project at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville. Photo: Reuters *SCMP: **US raises concerns over Chinese construction at Cambodian naval base* The US has raised concerns over Chinese construction activities at Cambodia's biggest naval base after a Washington think tank released satellite images showing what it said were new structures. Three new buildings went up and a new road was being built at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville province during August and September, the Centre for Strategic and Intern... read more
the daily howler14 hours ago
RUNNING ON TRIBAL: Our tribe should stop demonizing The Others...
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021* *...and should stop peddling The Stupid:* One week ago, the column in question made a fairly obvious point. According to the column in question, Americans should stop with the "sweeping generalizations" about members of various groups. (For example, about such groups as "white women.") And not only that! According to the column in question, we Americans should avoid creating "a society with rampant dehumanization, where people are barraged with crude stereotypes that are increasingly detached from the complexities of reality and make them feel unseen a... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Russian President Putin Criticizes ‘Beautiful, Pretty’ US TV Interviewer For Not Listening To His Argument About Gas War With Europe
*Daily Mail: **Putin slams ‘beautiful, pretty’ US TV interviewer for not listening to his argument about gas war with Europe while also hinting he could stay in power until 2036* * Vladimir Putin addressed CNBC's news anchor Hadley Gamble as a 'beautiful woman, pretty' as he accused her of acting as if she 'didn't hear' in interview * Putin denied withholding gas supplies to drive a surge in prices ahead of winter * Gamble said it had taken Russia 'long enough' to address gas supply issue Vladimir Putin has slammed a 'beautiful' and 'pretty' American news anchor for not l... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Remembering Robert Devet
News 1. 26 new cases of COVID-19 announced Nova Scotia announced 26 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with active cases now at 198. Tim Bousquet has the run-down on all the data you need here. Asymptomatic pop-up testing continues today, from noon to 7pm at the Halifax Convention Centre and Centennial Arena. One of […] read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Cher Sues Heirs of Sonny Bono over Song and Record Revenue
Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On." read more
Man Facing 30 Years for Shooting Down Police Drone — ‘Harassing Him’ on His Property
[image: police drone]A Florida man is facing the rest of his life in a cage for shooting down a police drone he said was harassing him on his property. read more
FOX COMMENTERS' RESPONSE TO BILL CLINTON'S HOSPITALIZATION IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU'D EXPECT
I don't consider this a major story, but it's the lead story at FoxNews.com right now: Former President Bill Clinton remained in a California hospital early Friday after being admitted earlier in the week for a non-COVID-19-related infection. "On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center to receive treatment for a non-Covid-related infection," Clinton's spokesman, Angel Urena, said in a statement on Thursday evening. CNN reports that the former president, who is 75, has a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, a fairly common medical ... read more
Video Shows Chinese Flying Wing Drones in Full Force
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Drones, * Through the years, China has demonstrated considerable progress in the development of several drone- and aircraft-related technologies, which include swarming capabilities and stealthy unmanned plane designs. A recent Chinese state television video, which was shot at the Zhuhai Airshow that ended earlier this month, “shows what appears to be a video presentation depicting navalized derivatives of the GJ-11 Sharp Sword stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle employing air-launched decoys to swarm a pair of surface warships,” according to Joseph Trevithic... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Finally mainstream media admits the truth about Ukraine
Big western 'democracy' nations have been training the Nazi's in Ukraine. The mainstream corporate media has finally admitted that the US, European Union members states, and Canada have been training Nazi-saluting fascists to fight Russian speaking citizens in Ukraine whose only crime is they live near the Russian border and speak Russian. This is state-sponsored terrorism. The *Ottawa Citizen* newspaper in Canada reports on new study done by American University. This is what many of us have been saying since the 2014 US orchestrated coup d'état in Kiev where Nazis were inst... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Uruguay no longer requires face masks in public spaces and on the street
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Uruguay, wearing face masks in public spaces and on public streets is no longer mandatory. This was announced by the Ministry of Public Health in an official communiqué. "In public streets and open spaces, wearing a face mask is not required unless it is an organized event. In busy […] The post Uruguay no longer requires face masks in public spaces and on the street appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Viable Opposition15 hours ago
Russia, China and the New Global Multipolar Reality
At the recent Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy (CFDP) which was held in Moscow, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made some very interesting comments about the current state of global geopolitics and how it is evolving. Here are some of the interesting excerpts with all bolds being mine. *1.) The multipolar world* - *The current stage in global development consists of a transition to a global multipolarity, which has been going on for many years now. This transition from a US-led model with the West at its core to a more democratic and sustainable w... read more

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