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The National Interest25 minutes ago
Kel-Tec's CP33 Packs a Mean Punch*Mark Episkopos* *Handguns, * The CP33 is anything but your typical .22 target pistol. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: * An impressive feat of magazine engineering, Kel-Tec’s “quadruple stack” system employs a stainless steel rod to split cartridges into two double-stacked columns running along either side of the magazine. 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 has distinguished itself for fresh takes on long-established formulas. It’s no ... read more
The National Interest25 minutes ago
The Chinese Navy Is Worried: Taiwan Approaches First Submarine Deployment*Mark Episkopos* *Taiwanese Navy, Asia* Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine is slated to be launched in 2023 and commissioned by 2025. *Here's What to Remember: *The Reuters investigation suggests that the United Kingdom has been a key behind-the-scenes player. “Britain also has approved multiple export licenses in the past three years for UK companies to supply submarine components, technology or software to Taiwan, according to information from the Department for International Trade obtained via a Freedom of Information request,” according to Reuters. Faced with a growing mi... read more
The National Interest25 minutes ago
Is Containment a Viable Strategy for the Quad?*James Holmes* *The Quad, Asia-Pacific* The Quad is no NATO. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Let’s dust off the Cold War playbook—and be candid about it. Lord Ismay would smile. China grumps that the Quad, a league of like-minded Indo-Pacific democracies, is an “Asian NATO” or “mini-NATO” hellbent on “containing” China. If only. Now, Beijing is not entirely wrong to liken the Quad to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Quad governments—representing India, Australia, Japan, and the United States—sometimes do things reminiscent of the Atlantic alliance. For instance, ... read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
January 8th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 354In 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 January 8th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 354 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Saturday January 8th – 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 Saturday January 8th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Friday 07 January 2022By 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
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Womp, Womp, Womp: Fox News Bests CNN, MSNBC on January 6 Anniversary (By a Lot)By Curtis Houck ~ CNN and MSNBC spent over 1,600 minutes Thursday obsessing over the first anniversary of the January 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol, but it failed to translate into any success in the ratings department. Thanks to early numbers from Nielsen Media Research, the Fox News Channel cruised to an easy victory […] read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Energy Anguish Hits BritainBy David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ We are just weeks into winter and already an energy crisis is starting to burn in Britain. Part of this anguish is directed at climate policy, especially net zero. The Brits are way ahead of the US when it comes to threatening people with direct hits, so this is no […] read more
Small Dead Animals1 hour ago
January 8, 2022: Reader TipsTonight we present a song from Matt Brevner, recommended by SDA reader, Todd: More of us Your best recent tips are most appreciated. read more
PA Pundits – International1 hour ago
Woke JokeI was just wondering. Is wokeness just an American thing? read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Minnesota Trucking Company CEO Warns About What Vaccine Mandate Will Do to EconomyHere’s a solid reference point for just one of the multitude of aspects related to the mandatory COVID vaccine and overall COVID mitigation rules that will come together to present an unavoidable outcome within the supply chain. As CEO Eric Lawrence notes, even without the vaccine mandate, the testing mandate itself becomes an issue. How […] The post Minnesota Trucking Company CEO Warns About What Vaccine Mandate Will Do to Economy appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog2 hours ago
Russia Acts on Kazakhstan, Ending the Color Revolution Era in the former Soviet SpaceTruth Comes to Light2 hours ago
The ‘Two Paths’ Are Clear as We Move Into 2022
The ‘Two Paths’ Are Clear as We Move Into 2022 by Neil Hague January 7, 2022 Neil Hague is a UK artist, author and authorial illustrator, originally trained in graphics and book publishing. Over the past twenty years he has developed a ‘unique’ vision through his style of art and image-making. One The post The ‘Two Paths’ Are Clear as We Move Into 2022 appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Komando.com3 hours ago
Scam warning: Think twice before you click that Google Docs notificationGoogle Docs is great for collaborating with coworkers. But beware! Cybercriminals are using it to install malware on victims' devices. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
It’s Already TOO LATE for Nearly 1.5 Billion Human Beings Who May DIE from Covid Vaccines??Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
SUDDEN DEATHS: 900+ VAERS Reports Of Death On Same Day As C19 Vaccine Or Day AfterSocio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago
Controlled Demolition: Critical Infrastructure Now Failing Across The CountryThe Last Refuge8 hours ago
Audio of Supreme Court Oral Arguments Over Biden Vaccine and Mask MandateHere’s audio of the oral arguments from the Supreme Court hearing January 7, 2022. Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, CDC, Coronavirus, Medical Tyranny, Supreme Court, Uncategorized, Vaccine Mandate The post Audio of Supreme Court Oral Arguments Over Biden Vaccine and Mask Mandate appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Food Safety News2 hours ago
Publisher’s Platform: Message to Public Health — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers– OPINION – I will spare you the list of hepatitis A cases that I have been involved with since 1998 when I represented 30 people exposed in a Seattle, Washington Subway restaurant, including one child who suffered acute liver failure requiring an emergency liver transplant. There have been dozens in the last 24 years,... Continue Reading read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Tonight's Movie Is 'The Battle of River Plate 1956'*WNU Editor:* From *Wikipedia* .... The film's story-line concerns the Battle of the River Plate, an early World War II naval engagement in 1939 between a Royal Navy force of three cruisers and the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Afghanistan Is Now The World’s Largest Humanitarian CrisisA man distributes bread to Afghan women outside a bakery in Kabul. [Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo] *The New Yorker:* *Afghanistan Has Become the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis* *Four months after the Biden Administration withdrew U.S. troops, more than twenty million Afghans are on the brink of famine.* On a recent afternoon in a Kabul hospital, seventeen babies lay beside one another on small beds, their bony elbows touching. Some of them, pink and a little plumper, cried and wriggled as nurses rushed by. Others, their pallid skin shades of blue and gray, were still—sav... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
What Cost Must America Pay to Deter the Russian Threat?*Dan Goure* *Russian Military, Russia, NATO, United States* “They are absolutely able to bring great force to a position of readiness. That is something that we have to think about: What does that mean geo-strategically that we now have a nation that can produce this ready force and now has demonstrated that it will use that ready force to go across a sovereign boundary?” *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Moscow understands that it is at a serious disadvantage if confronted by the united economic and military power of the Western Alliance. Nor can it hope to win a protracted c... read more
Modern Tokyo Times3 hours ago
Kazakhstan in “shoot to kill order” to protect National SecurityKazakhstan in “shoot to kill order” to protect National Security Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan ordered a “shoot to kill order” against violent “bandits and terrorists.” He told internal security forces to “use lethal force without warning.” He poured cold water on international calls for compromise. […] The post Kazakhstan in “shoot to kill order” to protect National Security first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Real Climate Science3 hours ago
Fifty Years Of PlanningThe plans to make energy prices skyrocket, eliminate fossil fuels and massively reduce population – have been in the works for more than 50 years, read more
Real Climate Science3 hours ago
Fourth Time Is The CharmLeaky vaccines spawn new variants, which then get blamed on the uninjected and become the excuse for new injections. The cycle repeats over and over again. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Moscow Declares Kazakhstan Unrest “Foreign-Inspired Attempt” Of “Armed & Trained Groups” To Overthrow State
Kazakhstan is more than four times the size of Ukraine. Math problem of the day: if it takes more than 100 000 soldiers to invade Ukraine, how many will it take to occupy Kazakhstan? #BurdenOfEmpire https://t.co/vujpqg2mQ1 — François Heisbourg (@FHeisbourg) January 6, 2022 Moscow Declares Kazakhstan Unrest “Foreign-Inspired Attempt” Of “Armed & Trained Groups” To … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
British Medical Journal Exposes the Facebook ‘Fact Check’ Scam
British Medical Journal Exposes the Facebook ‘Fact Check’ Scam by Ben Bartee, https://www.thedailybell.com/ In a relatively rare break from COVID orthodoxy by the British Medical Journal, it went nuclear on the Facebook “fact check” scam. But you won’t see it in your Metaverse© NewsFeed©. – A Brief Recap of the Pfizer Fraud Backstory We previously chronicled … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Life Insurance Policies Can Refuse Payouts for The Jabbed Because Covid Vaccines Are “Medical Experiments”
Life Insurance Policies Can Refuse Payouts for The Jabbed Because Covid Vaccines Are “Medical Experiments” by Ethan Huff, https://www.naturalnews.com/Index.html (Natural News) Getting “vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) could mean losing your life insurance coverage. – According to reports, many who took the experimental gene therapy from Donald Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” program are now coming … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Mayo Clinic Fires 700 Unvaccinated Employees Weeks After Nurses’ Warning
Full Court Press for the coming Mark of the Beast vaccine!! Mayo Clinic Fires 700 Unvaccinated Employees Weeks After Nurses’ Warning by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota fired 700 unvaccinated health care workers on Tuesday, despite nurses at the clinic issuing a warning several weeks ago about … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Unvaxxed Aussies Told They Won’t Be Allowed to Exercise or Go to Work
NT 🇦🇺 The Insanity Continues 💥 So it begins…Aus gets the UNWAXXED lockdown. UNWAXXED have ONLY 3 reasons to leave home, Essential Shopping, Medical Treatment or Care Giving…No WORK, no EXERCISE nothing…Welcome to Full Bore Covid1984 people, it's time to Rise🔥👇👊 pic.twitter.com/ACTEcrwz4z — 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) January 6, 2022 Full Court Press for the coming Mark … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Top Iran Commander Vows To Strike “From Within US” To Avenge Soleimani Death
🇮🇷🇺🇲 BREAKING| #Iran's Quds Force commander #Qaani says revenge for the assassination of #Soleimani will be done by someone in #Trump's own house: "Soon we will get payback from within their own homes, with people around them. America's roots will be uprooted with Divine Power!" pic.twitter.com/fMfcBESTax — Terror Alarm (@terror_alarm) January 7, 2022 Top Iran … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
The Federal Reserve: The Greatest Wealth Extraction Machine Ever.Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Doomberg: All Crises Lead to the Great ResetPalisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes the little green chicken otherwise known as Doomberg. They are an anonymous publishing firm that posts on substack. To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca – Doomberg comes from the basis of significant industrial experience. They have a unique understanding of just-in-time supply … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Wall Street Superbank WARNS Of Potential SURGE In The Price Of Commodities. IMPORTANT UPDATES.Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
FedCoin is Coming, Say Goodbye to Your Privacy in 2022 Warns E.B. Tucker | Outlook2022Stansberry Research The crypto hype is a, “sweepstakes and creates capital gains for users,” and will eventually end with the creation of “FedCoin,” asserts E.B. Tucker, author of “Why Gold, Why Now?” Tucker says that “Bitcoin is infinitely trackable and traceable,” which limits the anonymous features many rave about, he tells our Daniela Cambone on … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog4 hours ago
Fed Could Shut Down Your Account w/ FedCoin | Alasdair MacLeodLiberty and Finance Inflation is rising and is being underreported by governments, says Alasdair MacLeod, Head of Research at Gold Money. Interest rates have to rise, regardless of whether monetary policy changes them. There is an effort globally by central banks to consolidate power by issuing their own CBDC cryptocurrencies. If issued by the Fed, … read more
Econlib5 hours ago
The Threats to Democracy, Part I
A libertarian friend wrote me recently to urge me to speak out against former President Donald Trump’s threat to democracy. Specifically, he said “There’s been too little classical liberal/libertarian writing on the dangers Trump now poses to our democracy.” I agree with him. Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his loss in the November 2020 election […] The post The Threats to Democracy, Part I appeared first on Econlib. read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
The Gray-Zone: Countering China in the South China Sea Will Be Difficult*James Holmes* *South China Sea, Pacific Ocean* Gray-zone strategies are designed precisely to impose such quandaries on custodians of an existing order. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *In short, the defenders of the status quo must think in shades of gray and must accustom themselves to acting in the twilight between peace and war. To do any less would concede to China the initiative—and the future shape of the regional order. Deterring aggression in the “gray zone” is hard. The keeper of an existing order—an order such as freedom of the sea—finds itself conflicted. That’s ... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
The Pentagon's Defense Against Cyber Attacks*Dan Goure* *Cyber Security, United States, China, Russia* By 2025, it is estimated that there will be at least 75 billion connected devices in what is being called the “Internet of Things” (IOT). With advances in microprocessors, sensing devices and software, pretty soon anything that can be connected will be connected. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Seven years ago, the DoD created Comply to Connect (C2C) as a way to secure its growing array of network endpoints. The proliferation of devices on the Internet is becoming a tidal wave. In addition to your phone, computer, vid... read more
The National Interest2 hours ago
DARPA Hosts a Man vs a Machine Dogfight*Alex Hollings* *Dogfight, United States* While drones have become a staple of America’s air combat power, un-crewed vehicles remain relegated to fairly simple tasks like reconnaissance. Slightly more complex tasks like air strikes are conducted through direct engagement from remote aircraft operators, leaving the majority of combat to human minds, rather than computers. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that its third round of artificial intelligence dogfighting competitions is slated to begin on August 18, pitting the most advanced AI pil... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Taliban To Recruit Suicide Bombers For Afghan Army*Bloomberg: **Taliban adding suicide bombers to army ranks to bolster defences* KABUL (BLOOMBERG) - The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) since forming the government in Afghanistan four months ago. Before sweeping into power last year, the Taliban used suicide bombers as a key weapon to attack and defeat US and Afghan troops in the 20-year war. Now the group wants to reform and organise the scattered squads of suicide ... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
The Top General For Iran's IRGC Quds Force Vows To Launch Strikes Against U.S. TargetsTEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force said that the ground for the hard revenge against the United States for the assassination of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani will be set from within the US *Tasnim News Agency (Iran):* *Ground for ‘Hard Revenge' to Be Set from within US: IRGC Quds Force Commander * Delivering a speech to a ceremony in Mashhad marking the second anniversary of martyrdom of General Soleimani and remembering Martyrs of the "Resistance Front"Defending the Holy Shrines, The IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esm... read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation3 hours ago
Supreme Court considers derailing federal vaccine mandates – appears inclined to keep for health workers, but not wider workforce
The court appears split over the future of vaccination mandates, with conservative justices skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to enforce requirements. read more
Gangsters Out Blog3 hours ago
Fake News Friday on The Candice Malcolm ShowIn today's editions of Fake News Friday with Candice Malcolm she highlights Tara Henley's open letter explaining why she recently resigned from the CBC. The New York Post is covering the story and is reporting that "A veteran news producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has said she quit in disgust at the national network jettisoning 'journalistic integrity' for a woke 'radical political agenda.' In an op-ed for the National Post, Tara Henley said she left following a flood of complaints about the dramatic change at the CBC over the last 18 months." The Toronto Sun pos... read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Antifa Sleeper Cell Terrorist Arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, with Homemade Bombs and Weapons on January 6thA 22-year-old man identified as a member of Antifa was arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, after he was caught with an explosive device near the location of a protest at the Pinellas County courthouse. Something spooked the suspect who was caught running from the scene according to the sheriff’s office. The local media is trying […] The post Antifa Sleeper Cell Terrorist Arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, with Homemade Bombs and Weapons on January 6th appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
Despite Setbacks, America Doubles Down on Developing Hypersonics*Mark Episkopos* *Hypersonic Weapons, Americas* How will the Pentagon acquire hypersonic missiles in a cost-effective way? *Here's You What You Need To Remember:* The ongoing debate in Washington over the future of hypersonic weapons, centers around four overarching issues: mission requirements, funding, strategic stability, and arms control. A recently updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) report offers a comprehensive look at the many complex issues surrounding the U.S. military’s adoption of hypersonic weapons technology. The report, authored by defense analyst Kelley ... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
This is Where the Glock 23 Outperforms the Glock 19*Richard Douglas* *Firearms, United States* The Glock 23 is more expensive and more difficult to use than the Glock 19. But those drawbacks come with a much-needed increase in stopping power. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The reason the Glock 23 was designed was to recreate a pistol that was dependable and usable as the Glock 19, but outfit it with a larger caliber, the .40 round. Often outshone by the much more *popular Glock 19*, the higher-caliber Glock 23 still has plenty to offer for the discerning shooter. While it may not be as easy to handle as the 19, the Glock 23 uses... read more
The National Interest4 hours ago
What Can Fiction Teach You About Being a Better Strategist*James Holmes* *Military Strategy, United States* So get out there and read some fiction—and take your wisdom where you find it. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *You have to be cautious with historical fiction for sure. There does have to be some realism to the choice of variable and to the modification the author makes to it. Sometimes academics say the darndest things. To wit: I recently got in an exchange with a colleague about the upsides and downsides of applying fiction as a catalyst for strategic thought. My interlocutor dismissed the idea out of hand, insisting this r... read more
Snopes.com4 hours ago
Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Workplace Vaccine RuleThe Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical Friday of the Biden administration's authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers. read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Covid-19: Germans more worried about government-sponsored disruptions than contracting virusRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The coronavirus may be on the rise in Germany, but that doesn’t mean people are afraid of catching it. Only 30% of Germans said their greatest fear was contracting covid. Far more worrisome is the possibility of worsening closure measures. 59% say further closure is their biggest concern. The post Covid-19: Germans more worried about government-sponsored disruptions than contracting virus appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
The Most Dangerous Part of Biden’s Economic Plan Is that He Believes in It – Read What He Says, and You Will See What Is ComingThe people behind Joe Biden rushed him to the microphones today to proclaim the success of his economic policy. Biden read from their prepared script for almost fifteen minutes [VIDEO HERE], then told the assembled press pool that “COVID was here to stay”, but not really “here to stay”, but his policies, rules and regulations […] The post The Most Dangerous Part of Biden’s Economic Plan Is that He Believes in It – Read What He Says, and You Will See What Is Coming appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Was ‘This Little Light of Mine’ a Slave Spiritual?We looked to old books and newspaper archives to find the truth. read more
Covert Geopolitics5 hours ago
Steppe on Fire: Kazakhstan’s Color RevolutionKazakhstan was rocked into chaos virtually overnight, in principle, because of the doubling of prices for liquefied gas, which reached the (Russian) equivalent of 20 rubles per liter (compare it to an average of 30 rubles in Russia itself). Maidan in Almaty? Oh yeah. But it’s complicated. So is that much fear and loathing all … Continue reading Steppe on Fire: Kazakhstan’s Color Revolution → read more
Small Dead Animals5 hours ago
We Broke ThemSeriously, this was the right thing to do until they get this mess figured out. As I’ve remarked in the past — I’m not the enemy here. We deserve transparent, accurate information so that we can determine for ourselves if the government’s Covid-19 policies are logical. Saskatchewan has been the worst place in Canada to… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals6 hours ago
Safe And Effective ®All the best people told me this was all in their heads. “It is reassuring that the study found only a small, temporary menstrual change in women,” Dr. Diana W. Bianchi, director of Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, said in a press release. “These results provide, for the first… Continue reading → read more
Health Impact News7 hours ago
Novavax: Soon to be FDA-Authorized COVID-19 Vaccine for the “Christian Pro-life” Population?
In July of 2020, when multiple pharmaceutical companies were competing for massive government funding to develop a "COVID-19 vaccine," I published an article about one of the companies that had received massive amounts of funding from President Trump's Operation Warp Speed program. The name of the company is "Novavax," and it received $1.6 BILLION from President Trump back in the summer of 2020, but for more than a year and a half the only thing this company produced were instant billionaires. They were among the many losers at the end of 2020 when the FDA chose Pfizer, and then M... read more
Energetics of Archaean Life in the Ocean Vents
[image: Energetics of Archaean Life in the Ocean Vents] *If SETI is all about intelligence, and specifically technology, at the other end of astrobiology is the question of abiogenesis. Does life of any kind in fact occur elsewhere, or does Earth occupy a unique space in the scheme of things? Alex Tolley looks today at one venue where life may evolve, deep inside planetary crusts, with implications that include what we may find “locally” at places like Europa or Titan. In doing so, he takes a deep dive into a new paper from Jeffrey Dick and Everett Shock, while going on to speculat... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Donald Trump Didn't Come Up with the Space Force Idea: It Has Been Around Since the 1980s.*Alex Hollings* *Space Force, United States* With modern warfare so reliant on satellite-based technologies, the nation that dominates the skies above will always maintain the digital high ground. Last year, President Trump made headlines the world over with the announcement of a proposed space-specific branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. While the administration and logistics of such an endeavor remain the subject of debate, the fact that the United States has a vested interest in developing both defensive and offensive capabilities in orbit is perhaps better understood by the gene... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
The Last Time the U.S. and China Came Close to War*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* Here's What You Need to Remember: Beijing tried to intimidate Taipei during its first elections but Washington sent a bunch of carriers to put a stop to that. This embarrassment has driven Chinese carrier development ever since. More than twenty years ago, a military confrontation in East Asia pushed the United States and China uncomfortably close to conflict. Largely unknown in America, the event made a lasting impression on China, especially Chinese military planners. The Third Taiwan Crisis, as historians call it, was China’s introduction to t... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Russia's Su-25 Frogfoot Has Fought Wars Around the Globe*Sebastien Roblin* *Su-25, Russia* The Russian military has operated the Su-25 in combat, but has also shot down several Su-25s. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Like the A-10, the Su-25 was all about winning a titanic clash between the ground forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact by busting tanks and blasting infantry in Close Air Support missions. The *Su-25 Frogfoot*, known as the Grach or “Rook” by Russian pilots, is one of those aircraft that may not be at the cutting edge of technology, but still has seen widespread service around the world because it offers an effective a... read more
Turcopolier5 hours ago
Is Sotomayor a propagandist liar or is she merely an ignoramus?
“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came under withering criticism Friday after she falsely suggested that upwards of 100,000 children in the United States are hospitalized from COVID-19, many of them on ventilators. During oral arguments on the Biden administration’s mandate on … Continue reading → read more
Global Issues News Headlines5 hours ago
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chiefThe Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”. Read the full story, “Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines5 hours ago
Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Read the full story, “Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022”, on globalissues.org → read more
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