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The National Interest2 minutes ago
The U.S. Military is Rethinking Its Entire Pacific Strategy*Dan Goure* *Great Power Competition, Pacific* In containing China, the U.S. military needs to fight smarter - with clear and actionable goals and enough strength to back them up. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In an address to the Navy Institute, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Chief of Staff of the Army, General Mark Milley, warned that the U.S military faced “bloodletting” as the Pentagon struggled to fund major expansion and restructuring programs for the other Services. The rise of China is the one overarching national security challenge for the fo... read more
The National Interest29 minutes ago
Omicron Variant: Origin Not Africa?*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * While the Biden administration and the nation’s top health officials work to contain any further spread, there are questions now being asked whether the variant really originated in Africa. The United States on Wednesday became the twenty-fourth country to report a case of the highly mutated Omicron coronavirus variant that was first detected in southern Africa last week. While the Biden administration and the nation’s top health officials work to contain any further spread, there are questions now being asked whether the variant really origina... read more
The National Interest29 minutes ago
Will U.S. Navy Drones Be Ready For Great Power Competition?*Kris Osborn* *Drones, * Competition with China will be nothing like the war on terror. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Simply put, the Reaper drone may not be stealthy enough, small enough or fast enough to survive a war against any major opponent armed with advanced air defenses or sophisticated air-to-air weapons. The U.S. Air Force Reaper Drones were crucial to victories in the War on Terrorism by delivering lethal, decisive and precise hellfire missile attacks upon terrorist and insurgent targets. They also provided countless hours of real-time intelligence to ground c... read more
The National Interest29 minutes ago
What Happened to the Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Program?*Dan Goure* *Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, United States* Many problems contractors experienced with the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle solicitation appear to also be infecting the RFP for the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System. *Here's What You need to Know: *The OMFV was one of AFC's signature programs and the top priority for the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team. Last month, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Dr. Bruce Jette, canceled one of the Army's most important modernization programs, the compet... read more
balance1039 minutes ago
this is where the love-fire leads!Look to the right not nor to the left—but up into the very face of your own I AM Presence. And there determine to follow the Lord, there determine to serve, there determine what part you will play in the building of the Inner Retreat and what part you will play in the holding of the balance in El Salvador, in Nicaragua, in Cuba, in the Caribbean and in all places where voodoo, witchcraft, superstition combine with world communism. And lulled to sleep by the capitalist monopoly the people themselves are neither here nor there. They are hardly even in the physical plane but d... read more
GREENIE WATCH50 minutes ago
Untitled* Europe’s Climate Target for 2050: An Assessment* * Richard S. J. Tol has done a scientific study of the costs of European climate policy. It is heavy with numbers, graphics and references so is much more careful and objective than the sort of handwaving we usually get. Because of the great detail in it, it is a very long article. So I reproduce below just the beginning and the end of it. His finding is that the cost is much greater than the benefit* The European Union has set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction. Net emissions should fall to 45% of their 1990 l... read more
The Last Refuge56 minutes ago
Second Sunday of AdventLk 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God […] The post Second Sunday of Advent appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 21 hour ago
Must View! Greg Hunter, "Vax Causes Variants, Hospitals Murder CV19 Patients"*"Vax Causes Variants, Hospitals Murder CV19 Patients" * By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Dr. Elizabeth Eads is back to update us from the front lines of medicine. Dr. Eads is treating patients who have been injected with the experimental CV19 so-called “vaccines.” Dr. Eads is witnessing the horror stories of treating the unvaxed who have been made sick by the “Fully Vaccinated.” The carnage continued after the vaxed and unvaxed got together for Thanksgiving. They showed up in her North Florida emergency rooms the next day with all sorts of trouble from the injections that Eads sim... read more
EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL1 hour ago
Untitled* Parents Sue After School Changed Their 12-Year-Old'S Gender Without Their Permission* The audacity of the liberal ideology is often astounding. Most heard the disparaging words of a candidate for Virginia Governor. Terry McAuliffe said that parents needed to step aside when it came to decisions and choices about their children’s education. McAuliffe’s insane notion inspired voters to overwhelming rebuke this insane insinuation. Well, it appears another school administration took things a step farther. In the Kettle Moraine School District in Wales, Wisconsin, school officials c... read more
The National Interest1 hour ago
Can Border Patrol Technology Protect Overseas Military Bases?*Dan Goure* *Unmanned Systems, United States* The U.S. defense industrial base has tremendous experience in providing rapidly deployable security solutions for both fixed and expedient facilities. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the main threat to military facilities may come from enemy ballistic and cruise missiles, it is time to consider the possibility of unconventional attacks involving small drones and infiltrators. The U.S. military is looking to expand its forward deployments with a heavy emphasis on mobile operations and expedient basing. These are central to ... read more
The National Interest1 hour ago
This U.S. Army Lightweight Tank Is Designed To Outmatch Russia's*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Army Tanks, * The U.S. Army wants to be able to take on Russia's new air transportable light tank. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *U.S. Army’s Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy specifically cites the need to bring large caliber cannon technology to lightweight vehicles. The US Army plans to build prototypes in the next several years of a new lightweight Mobile Protected Firepower armored vehicle expected to change land war by outmatching Russian equivalents and bringing a new dimension to advancing infantry as it maneuvers toward enemy attack. Long-... read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
December 5th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 320In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post December 5th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 320 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Sunday December 5th – Open ThreadOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Sunday December 5th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge . read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 04 December 2021By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch1 hour ago
Persimmons and what they are good forIt’s too bad Americans aren’t more familiar with persimmons, since its botanical name means “food of the gods.”1 Highly adaptable to various climate conditions,2 those found in larger grocery stores are most likely Japanese persimmons. Persimmon is Japan’s national fruit,3 although it’s said to be native to China4 (American persimmons are mostly ornamental). Persimmon seeds … Continue reading Persimmons and what they are good for → read more
Food Safety News1 hour ago
Two E. coli infections in children under investigation in WalesPublic health officials in Wales are investigating two E. coli O157 infections at different primary schools in the country. Public Health Wales, Conwy County Borough Council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are looking into a case of E. coli O157 at a primary school in Abergele. The same three agencies are also investigating a... Continue Reading read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Boiling FrogsBy Burt Prelutsky ~ I can’t help thinking that we Americans are being boiled to death by the Communists who are calling themselves Democrats. I suspect that by this time everyone has heard that the secret to boiling frogs is to place it in a pot of water and slowly, ever so slowly, turn up […] read more
Food Safety News1 hour ago
CDC declares salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry over
An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks that infected 1,135 people across 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has been declared over, according to an update from the CDC. The outbreak resulted in two deaths but the ages of the victims were not reported. A fourth of the patients... Continue Reading read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Editor Slams Big Tech For Continuing To Target Conservatives OnlineBy Autumn Johnson ~ In a scathing Twitter thread, the editor of the Daily Caller slammed Big Tech social media platforms for continuing to favor leftist viewpoints online. Geoffrey Ingersoll, the Caller’s editor-in-chief, tweeted no one should be surprised by the continued bias against conservatives, despite the claim that conservatives hold top spots at many social […] read more
Manhattan Contrarian2 hours ago
Fossil Fuel Restriction Dam Starting To Break* Somewhere a couple of decades or so ago, the rich parts of the world embarked on a program of replacing energy from fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) with energy from intermittent “renewables” (mainly wind and solar). In trendy academic, journalistic, and otherwise progressive circles, the idea took hold that this was the way to “save the planet.” * This program was undertaken without any detailed engineering study of how or whether it might actually work, or how much it might cost to fully implement. In the trendy circles, there took hold a blind faith in the complete ability... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
A Cannon With Wings: A Pilot Remembers Flying the Mighty A-10 Warthog*James Clark* *A-10 Warthog, Americas* Task & Purpose got a hold of Sherer to ask what it’s like to fly a cannon with wings; how it feels when it “BRRRRTs”; what unit traditions are unique to Warthog pilots; and of course, to ask about the dumbest thing he did in the cockpit. *Here's What You Need to Know*: “You’re always pining to go back and relive your glory days. I always look back fondly..." Ahh, the Warthog: A close air support death machine that looks like the energy drink and dip-fueled daydream of a grunt turned aeronautical engineer who decided to make a giant cannon —... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
Distributed Warfare: The U.S. Navy's Plan For Great Power Competition*Kris Osborn* *Distributed Warfare, Asia* The concept has been a long time in the making. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Distributed Maritime Operations, in part due to its emphasis upon networking and disaggregated warfare formations, is naturally intended to expand into a multi-domain operations paradigm. The U.S. Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group recently conducted “live-fire” exercises in the Indian Ocean in what could easily be described as a deterrence exercise intended to send a message of preparedness or resolve to China. This included firing Mark 45 ... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
Why Japan Suspended Its Acquisition of the Aegis Ashore System*Dan Goure* *Missile Defense, Japan* Given the growing ballistic missile threat to Japan, the decision to suspend its Aegis Ashore program came as something of a surprise. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The Aegis Ashore system is a land-based variant of the extremely mature and proven sea-based Aegis BMD system. In essence, the Aegis Ashore is the three elements of the Aegis BMD system placed on land. Japan’s Defense Minister, Taro Kono, surprised the world in 2020 by announcing the decision to suspend construction in his country of two missile defense sites. This decision coul... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Flight From Tel Aviv to Moscow Changed Flight Level Due to U.S. Spy Plane*RT: **US spy plane ‘forced flight from Israel to change course’* A passenger jet flying from Tel Aviv to Moscow was forced to change altitude over the Black Sea to avoid collision with a US spy plane, a Russian air traffic control source has told Moscow's Interfax. The American reconnaissance aircraft was “chaotically” crossing civilian aviation routes in the area on Friday and ended up approaching an Airbus jet at a dangerously close distance, according to the agency. Read more .... *Flight From Tel Aviv to Moscow Changed Flight Level Due to U.S. Spy Plane * Flight Fr... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 23 hours ago
"Holiday Debt Slaves Borrow More Money; Financial Collapse Accelerates; System Is Melting Down"Jeremiah Babe, PM 12/4/21: *"Holiday Debt Slaves Borrow More Money; * *Financial Collapse Accelerates; System Is Melting Down"* read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
President Biden Says He Won’t Accept Russian President Putin's Red Line In Ukraine*RT: **Biden dismisses Russia’s ‘red lines’* US President Joe Biden has vowed to hold lengthy talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the issue of Ukraine, but insists he will accept no warnings about “red lines” from Moscow. “We’ve been aware of Russia’s actions [concerning Ukraine] for a long time and my expectation is we’re going to have a long discussion with Putin,” Biden said on Friday night as he left for Camp David. “I don’t accept anybody’s red lines,” the president added in apparent reference to the position Moscow reasserted earlier this week as sev... read more
Gangsters Out Blog3 hours ago
Alec Baldwin Responds To George Clooney's Comments
This is just so wrong. Alec Baldwin's denial is out of control. He needs to have a sit down with Dr Phil and talk about personal responsibility. Cinema Blend is reporting that "Alec Baldwin Responds To George Clooney's Comments About Gun Safety On Sets." That reeks of a political disinformation campaign in the court of public opinion. This is what George Clooney said: He mentioned he knew actors who have died from firearm accidents on set and referred to Brandon Lee. He said because of those accidents, he always checks the gun himself. Like everyone is trained to do. Alec responds t... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
The Glock 20 Is a Well-Rounded 10mm Handgun Offering Serious Firepower*Mark Episkopos* *Handguns, * What the Glock 20 sacrifices in size, it makes up for with raw performance. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Where does all this leave the Glock 20 today, just under 30 years after its introduction? While not an ideal solution in tactical and urban scenarios, the Glock 20 has earned a sizable following as a reliable hunting and survival handgun; notably, Denmark’s Sirius Sled Patrol continues to use the Glock 20 as a defensive weapon against polar bears. In a catalog saturated with popular 9mm offerings, the 10mm Glock 20 Gen4 stands apart as the... read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
White House Confirms President Biden And Russian President Putin Will Hold A Video Call On Tuesday*Daily Mail: **White House confirms Biden and Putin will talk on TUESDAY as tensions at Ukraine border escalate* * President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to hold a video call on Tuesday to discuss military tensions over Ukraine's border * Biden reportedly wants to discuss the US' concerns about Russia's military buildup - which it denies - on the Ukraine border * Biden also wants to discuss the US' concerns about strategic stability, cyber and regional issues * The US President will reportedly reaffirm the US' support for Ukraine's sovereignty and te... read more
From the Trenches World Report4 hours ago
A New COVID Variant Discovered – SOUTH PARK: POST COVIDSouth Park Studios Nov 29, 2021 Kenny is determined to have died from a new variant of COVID. Panic ensues throughout the town. The post A New COVID Variant Discovered – SOUTH PARK: POST COVID appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Fredo Fired By CNN, Then Releases StatementCNN has fired 9:00pm anchor Fredo saying: “Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense. We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately. While in the process of that review, additional […] The post Fredo Fired By CNN, Then Releases Statement appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
5 Times the Cold War Almost Ended in a Nuclear Eruption*James Clark* *Nuclear War, World* Between fried computer chips, playing the wrong tape, or misinterpreting a signal, it’s a wonder that we’re still here. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Here are five times that a dumb mistake nearly ended the world in giant ball of nuclear fire. In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The standoff occurred over the installation of nuclear missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the states. Though the stalemate ended after 13 grueling days, it was neither the first o... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
Sanctions Haven’t Curbed North Korea’s Arms Proliferation*Mark Episkopos* *North Korea Sanctions, Asia-Pacific* There is no shortage of proxies interested in buying North Korean weapons. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *North Korea’s continued success in growing and expanding its illicit arms trade is perhaps the starkest illustration of a trend that has long drawn the alarm of Korea experts: the international sanctions regime has proven largely toothless, if not counterproductive, as a means of starving DPRK’s military-industrial complex. North Korea (DPRK) is sometimes described as an ‘autarky,’ or economically self-reliant state... read more
Food Safety News4 hours ago
Enoki mushrooms test positive for Listeria monocytogenes in MichiganThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) late Saturday told consumers not to eat the following brand of fresh enoki mushrooms after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The food safety issue was identified as part of proactive, routine sampling and testing by the department. The impacted brand is listed below: Xinkang... Continue Reading read more
Welcome Back to Pottersville4 hours ago
They Got the CreepsAnd anyone reading about the horrible parenting of the Crumbleys should get the creeps, too. And I'll tell you why later on. Suffice to say, Detroit Police, Oakland County Police and the US Marshal's Office got Michigan's middle-aged answer to Bonnie and Clyde early this morning. They were found in an industrial building 40 miles from their home and the school that their son Ethan had shot up early this week, killing four students and injuring seven others. Let's take stock of the facts as the Oakland County Police and prosecutor's office have informed us: ... read more
Small Dead Animals4 hours ago
Get BackTrailer for “Get Back” If you decide to check it out, start from the beginning and find it kind of boring I recommend skipping to the final hour of episode 3. To me that’s the best part of the whole thing, the actual roof top performance. read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Was Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility Just Attacked For The Third Time 2 Years?FILE PHOTO: A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility © REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi *Daily Mail:* *'Huge explosion' heard near Iran's Natanz nuclear facility as regime claims it was 'testing its air defences' in exercise* * Bright light being seen in the sky near the Natanz facility in the Badroud region * Regime confirmed blast was part of a missile test for Iran's air defense system * It comes as talks over returning to nuclear deal continue to be held in Vienna A 'huge explosion' heard near a nuclear facility in Iran on Saturday was part of a military exercise, the ... read more
Small Dead Animals6 hours ago
This Is CNNThe Dwarf King hath issued his ruling: CNN fires Chris Cuomo read more
Small Dead Animals8 hours ago
Papers PleaseThe Lancet- The epidemiological relevance of the COVID-19-vaccinated population is increasing Recent data, however, indicate that the epidemiological relevance of COVID-19 vaccinated individuals is increasing. In the UK it was described that secondary attack rates among household contacts exposed to fully vaccinated index cases was similar to household contacts exposed to unvaccinated index cases. The… Continue reading → read more
Kangaroo Court of Australia10 hours ago
Thanking Katharine Thornton. The woman who possibly saved Australia from having Christian Porter as Prime MinisterWithout a woman named Katharine Thornton, taking a stand and preparing to go to battle to seek justice for an alleged rape, Australia might have ended up at some stage with former […] The post Thanking Katharine Thornton. The woman who possibly saved Australia from having Christian Porter as Prime Minister appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
CONTRARY BRIN5 hours ago
How did Politics Become Only About Incantations?
While degree and severity differ from *far-left* to the *entire-right,* so much of today's politics is about *symbolism* that it's hard to recall, sometimes, our heritage as pragmatic, scientific civilization bent on fact-driven self improvement and reform. Some of these symbol battles are long-overdue, like tearing down Confederate monuments-to-utter-treason that were imposed on us by the 1920s KKK. I'm less convinced by the some of the more extreme 'trigger warnings' that give Tucker-Hanninanity nightly grist, but clearly *some* linguistic adaptations are timely and worth negoti... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Watch Gulf War Footage of an F-16 Dodging 6 Iraqi Missiles*James Clark* *F-16, Middle East* In ten minutes of hair-raising Gulf War combat footage, a U.S. F-16 pilot doggedly keeps his cool while under enemy fire. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The video is dated to January 1991. In ten minutes of hair-raising Gulf War combat footage, a U.S. F-16 pilot doggedly keeps his cool while under enemy fire. A recent Reddit upload shows a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot going toe to toe with a host of Iraqi missile sites during the Gulf War. The black and white video is shot from the pilot’s flight camera, but it’s the gritty and tense audio that en... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Kel-Tec’s CP33 Is Hardly a Compact Pistol*Mark Episkopos* *Handguns, * The star of the show is undoubtedly Kel-Tec’s recently-patented, transparent, jumbo-sized “quad stack” magazine that houses a whopping 33 rounds. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: * Kel-Tec has succeeded in designing a compelling option for target shooters in the market for a competition pistol, or simply a reliable plinker to bring along for prolonged practice sessions. From “the world’s fastest reloading shotgun” to a Bullpup rifle that purports to eliminate the weaknesses of the Bullpup form factor, Florida-based firearms manufacturer Kel-Tec h... read more
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