Wednesday, July 03, 2019

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Beijing conducts 'concerning' anti-ship ballistic missile testing in contested waters

Andrew Greene at Just In - 13 hours ago
Military tensions are rising in the South China Sea after Beijing conducts ballistic missile testing in the hotly contested waters for the first time.

Government to look into covering cost of stillbirth autopsies

Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 13 hours ago
The Federal Government announces it will invest more than $50 million in further research into stillbirths, improved data collection and to support grieving parents better.

Ruth McCance formally identified as one of eight dead in Indian avalanche

Kathryn Diss at Just In - 13 hours ago
Australian woman Ruth McCance is formally identified as one of eight climbers killed in an avalanche in India in May, as officials successfully relocate the bodies to a nearby town.

Senate $4.5 Billion for Border crisis and for IRS reform signed

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
President Trump Participates in a Signing Ceremony for H.R. 3151, The Taxpayer First Act [and HR 3401Supplemental Appropriations for the Border] – “This is a humane solution to a tremendous problem that’s caused because we have bad immigration laws, and we can solve that problem very, very quickly if we could get together with the Democrats,” President Trump said. “It shouldn’t be this way. We’re the only ones in the world that have a system like this. It’s absolutely insane, our system of immigration.” America’s broken asylum laws have fueled an unprecedented surge at the border th... more »

To The Funny Farm

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
This may very well be the greatest video of democrat mental disorder I’ve ever seen. I present to you, in all of their raw, unedited glory…… THE LEFTIES !! If we don’t put an end to this insanity, THEY will be coming to take US away next. ~Terry

Thank you AOC!

Mark Mathis at CFACT - 13 hours ago
Thank you, AOC for your “public service!” Her Green New Deal is nonsense, but the backfiring of her message has been a thing to behold. The post Thank you AOC! appeared first on CFACT.

Christopher Booker: 1937-2019

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Christopher Booker died of cancer today at 2 am, aged 81. He was a British journalist who primarily wrote to the Sunday Telegraph – from 1961 (!) up to March 2019 when he retired for health reasons. His last column was partly composed of memories, partly of pessimism about Britain and the West. His main topic was the climate panic – he was an excellent, fair climate skeptic. But he also enjoyed writing about religion, butterflies, and architecture. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The reason why I write about it is that I had the pleasure to befriend him, well, for... more »

Facebook, Funny Money And Libra

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency generated more than a smattering of interest last month when its early-access code made its way to GitHub. By the end of the month, it had been “saved” by some 10,000 users, while a 1,000 clones of the codebase were also generated, very much in a playful effort to test its reliability.

Vaccine Coverage in Mainstream Media—Variations on a Theme of Propaganda

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
Pharma’s Ownership of the Message, Mainstream Corporate Media’s Narrative By José Solís, Ph.D., Guest Contributor A few months ago, I revisited a Reddit article titled, “News outlets self-censor extremely important information because ad revenue from pharmaceutical companies can be up to 70% of their income,” — seventy percent! Now, that’s a lot of influence […] The post Vaccine Coverage in Mainstream Media—Variations on a Theme of Propaganda appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Traffic Jams in São Paulo: a Constant Headache For City Residents

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
[image: Brazil, Sao Paulo,São Paulo traffic jam] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Last week Chile’s national football (soccer) team, on their way to compete in a Copa America quarter-final game against Colombia, experienced a little of what thousands of residents of São Paulo city face every day – they got caught in a traffic jam. The game had to be delayed for twenty […] The post Traffic Jams in São Paulo: a Constant Headache For City Residents appeared first on The Rio Times.

Enerconics IV

Pict at Scottish Sceptic - 13 hours ago
Previously: Enerconics: The Relationship between Energy and GDP Enerconics II The Enerconic or society energy multiplier (III) Summary As most people will be aware, if energy prices rise, the price of raw materials like iron also rises and that in … Continue reading →

U.S., Russia, China Cooperation Portends New Paradigm for Mankind

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Jong Un, and Republic of South Korea President Moon Jae-in talk together Sunday, June 30, 2019, outside Freedom House at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (Official White House Photo)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20190703-us-russia-china-coop.pdf President Donald Trump’s visit to North Korea, meeting with Kim Jong Un, while restoring the “Singapore Spirit” in bilateral relations between the U.S. and North Korea, actually represents far more than that—potentially a major leap for mankind. Helga Zepp-LaRouche noted... more »

On Antony Flew’s Pilgrimage of Reason

Unknown at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
The English philosopher Antony Flew was a well known advocate of atheism for for more than fifty years but he changed his position in 2004 when he made the claim that he had now started believing in the existence of an intelligent creator. He provided the reasons for changing his mind in his 2007 book (written in collaboration with Roy Abraham Varghese) *There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind*. Here’s an excerpt from the book’s Chapter 4, “The Pilgrimage of Reason” (Page 88-89): I now believe that the universe was brought into existence by an infini... more »

Norwegian polar bears continue to thrive in 2019: Svalbard spring study results are in

Hifast at Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Results from spring Norwegian fieldwork in the Svalbard region of the Barents Sea are in and they show that despite having to deal with the most extreme loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic, polar bears in this region continue to thrive. Svalbard polar bear territory (managed by Norway) includes…

CEO of NIKE, Mark Parker's Demonic & Paedosadist Art Collection

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 13 hours ago
Over the years the taste for paedosexual and demonic art has been documented among the world's elite on this blog here, here and here. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Mobility and the Desire for Sovereignity in Europe

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Lack of geographic mobiliity is a major culprit in the rise of nationalism.

Video Alert: Watch an Iranian F-14A Launch a Fakour-90 Air-To-Air Missile

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Should Washington be concerned? The following interesting video is the first known footage that shows an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-14A Tomcat firing a Fakour-90 air-to-air missile. The missile is a copy of the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix missile that was sold together with the F-14 to Iran in the late 1970s. The missile was developed by the Iranian Army, Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, and IRIAF. In Oct. 2011, it was announced that the missile had reached the stage of mass production. The U.S. Navy retired the iconic Tomca... more »

Mexicans in US routinely confront legal abuse, racial profiling, ICE targeting and other civil rights violations

Gustavo López, Graduate Researcher at Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California San Diego at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A new report on Mexicans in the US paints a troubling picture about the treatment of the country's largest immigrant group.

Why do rebel groups apologize?

Ronit Berger, Post Doctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Organizations try to hide mistakes and evade responsibility, studies show. But two scholars analyzing militant and terrorist groups say they are willing to acknowledge their mistakes – sometimes.

Illusive Wealth: Modern Western World BROKE!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
We Bring You This Critical Alert, Contributed By CrushTheStreet.com and Their Editor, Kenneth Ameduri, Who I regard as an expert on investing in these critical times. Dear... more »

You don’t have to fund a bad college education

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
Imagine a country with free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly without being attacked--unknown through out most of history, and now close to being lost if we can judge from the 25 or so Democrat candidates and Colin Kaepernick's latest antics to stop patriotism by a major corporation. I know you'll be shocked to learn this, but there is a class at a public university where a conservative Christian is on the faculty. Dr. Duke Pesta, University of Wisconsin. https://youtu.be/mTJTFOyr0fk - Why are you funding 1) radical ideas at your kids' college, and 2) th...more »

Americans use too much plastic

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
My kids wore cloth diapers! And a year ago I stopped chewing gum—it’s plastic. Only for a picnic would I use a plastic water bottle. https://experiencelife.com/article/18-ways-to-live-with-less-plastic/ No point in replacing my Tupperware or plastic storage containers—they are already post market, and at my age, are safer than glass.

Top U.S. Air Force Commander Details How The U.S. Would Launch A Nuclear Strike On Russia If A Nuclear Strike Was Launched On America

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A Bulava missile launched by the Russian Navy Northern Fleet's Project 955 Borei nuclear missile cruiser submarine Yuri Dolgoruky from the White Sea in north-west Russia in May last year *Daily Mail:* *How the US would launch a nuclear strike on Russia: Air Force chief outlines how his jets would retaliate if a nuclear attack was launched on America* * USAF General David Goldfein outlined how a Russian nuke would be combated * F-35 fighters and B-2 bombers thunder into action over eastern Europe * Missile defense systems lock on as the warhead makes its 20 minute flight * And nuclear... more »

Candles4Assange: Catalans Celebrate WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s Birthday; March For Own Freedom

Aaron at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
Today, people all over the world are celebrating WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s birthday, and Freedom Of Press with the #Candles4Julian campaign, but one group of... more »

Trump in Korea

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Can Trump Achieve Peace With North Korea? from Rising Up With Sonali on Vimeo. GUEST: Hyun Lee. U.S. National Organizer of the group Women Cross DMZ. BACKGROUND: President Donald Trump made history on Sunday when he became the first sitting US president to step into North Korea, accepting an invitation by leader Kim Jong Un. Meeting Mr. Kim in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), he stayed on North Korean territory for only about a minute before returning to the South Korean side. After what had appeared last year to be major progress in US-North Korean relations, ties between the two n... more »

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON BORDER MIGRANT FACILITIES IS THE NEW MUELLER REPORT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
The Department of Homeland Security's Ofice of the Inspector General has released a report confirming that conditions in migrant detention centers are awful: Overcrowded, squalid conditions are more widespread at migrant centers along the southern border than initially revealed, the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog said Tuesday. Its report describes standing-room-only cells, children without showers and hot meals, and detainees clamoring desperately for release.... In June, inspectors from the department visited five facilities in the Rio Grande Valley of Texa... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Stuck in meetings all day. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted later today.

Russian Ministry Of Defense Carries Out Test Of New Anti-Missile System

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *Russia Releases Video Of 'Satellite Killer' Anti-Missile System Test* The Russian Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday it had successfully tested a new anti-missile system in Saryshagan firing range in central Kazakhstan, as shown by a video released by the MoD. Though the MoD did not disclose any further information about the test, including the precise type of next generation weaponry featured in the video, the military and Middle East affairs news site Al-Masdar identified it as the A-235 so-called "Satellite Killer" based on visual similarities to a prior publ... more »

The United States Military and its Carbon Footprint

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
The recent report from the Costs of War group at Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University provides us with a very interesting and little-discussed aspect of America's massive military. In this posting, I will look at some of the key aspects of the report which you may find rather surprising. As you can see on this graphic, the United States spends more on its military than its next seven competitors combined: This means that the United States has a massive inventory of materiel and personnel, meaning that, as a whole, it has a voracious appetite for...more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Mitch McConnell to Bring 9/11 VCF Renewal to Vote Cory Booker Was Once a Foot Soldier for Betsy DeVos Workers Evacuated After Radioactive Threat - Scotland Timmermans Not To Be MEP Freak hail storm strikes Mexican city of GuadalajaraThe Real Threat From Facebook's Libra CoinWalmart and giant US retailers turn up heat on Amazon and Google by calling for blockbuster antitrust investigation *Weep for Walmart and giant US retailers.* Private equity giant Carlyle just used an unusual approach to clinch a big-time music deal with Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift *Just keepi... more »

Brexit Party turns its back on EU anthem, as EU appoints 4 new globalists to run show (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 226. The post Brexit Party turns its back on EU anthem, as EU appoints 4 new globalists to run show (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Move over Saudi Arabia, OPEC now belongs to Russia (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 225. The post Move over Saudi Arabia, OPEC now belongs to Russia (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

California’s track-and-trace system slowly spreading through marijuana supply chain, but hiccups remain

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
The marijuana inventory tracking system for the world’s largest cannabis market – California – isn’t fully online, despite its rollout in January. But it’s getting there. The slow transition to the new system involved confusion, headaches and extra costs, industry watchers note, reinforcing that legalization has brought with it a new world of red tape. […] California’s track-and-trace system slowly spreading through marijuana supply chain, but hiccups remain is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

There is no such thing

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
Having lived sixty years, you do glean experiences from the important to the pedestrian. Here are a few thoughts to ponder. – there is no such thing as a squirrel-proof bird feeder; the inventive four legged creatures will find a … Continue reading →

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*California Public College Bosses Still up to Hidden Money Tricks* “The California State University stashed away $1.5 billion in discretionary reserves,” the Sacramento Bee reports, “while raising tuition and lobbying the Legislature for more funds, according to a report released Thursday by California State Auditor Elaine Howle.” According to the audit, “CSU kept legislators, students and the public in the dark about the $1.5 billion surplus, which nearly doubled the cost of tuition from 2008-18.” CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White called the report misleading and told the Bee, “res... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*The costs and benefits of a "clean" economy* *The article excerpted below parades as a sober statistical analysis but is in fact just a religious tract. It totals up all the costs of all the adverse events that are said to be due to global warming and accepts that cost figure without critcism or reservation. It thus shows that global warming would be very costly.But that is all dependant on the global warming theory being right. If none of the costly events are due to increased atmospheric CO2 then reducing CO2 will not reduce the costly events listed and the whole... more »

SPLASH: Mexican Hail Storm Not Unprecedented- Not "climate change"

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*I did see some startling images, from Gudalajara, over the week end. The spin was "climate change". It seemed to me that what happened was actually a cold meets warm, clash of the titan weather systems, wrestling match. So, it was interesting to come across the article linked below and an image of previous massive hailstorms. Uncommon, but not unheard of.* *The Mexico hailstorm was uncommon and enormous but not something new* * https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/07/02/mexico-hail-storm-was-massive-wasnt-something-new/?noredirect=on* *It was neither unprecedented nor som... more »

S. Korea to hold 2nd round of talks on revising FTA with Chile

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Jul-2019 South Korea will hold the second round of negotiations with Chile on revising their bilateral free trade agreement that went into effect in 2004.

Pakistan, Iran to discuss trade proposals today

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Jul-2019 A high level Iranian delegation is reaching Islamabad on a two day visit to attend Pak-Iran Joint Trade Committee and discuss three proposals for trade with Iran.

Furieux de l'accord de libre-échange avec le Mercosur, les agriculteurs promettent des « actions de protestation tous azimuts »

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Jul-2019 De nombreux rassemblements étaient organisés pour dénoncer les profondes « distorsions de concurrence » que les agriculteurs craignent de subir avec l'accord de libre-échange entre l'UE et les pays du Mercosur.

Ensure RCEP meets unions' five key demands

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Jul-2019 Asia Pacific trade unions jointly urge participating governments to ensure the RCEP meets unions' five key demands.

Old wine in new bottles: Keep TRIPS-plus provisions out of the RCEP FTA!

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
03-Jul-2019 Intellectual property barriers, which would hinder access to affordable medicines, have supposedly been removed from the draft RCEP free-trade agreement (FTA).

Global temperatures are not cooperating with global warming predictions

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 15 hours ago
“A surprising late-June chill broke records for lowest temperatures and made life miserable for many across the world. From Denver, Colorado, in the United States, to Melbourne in Australia, the mercury dropped precipitously.” click here

The Problem With Billionaires

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
We live in a culture that exults billionaires. But billionaires, George Monbiot writes, are a problem: All billionaires want the same thing – a world that works for them. For many, this means a world in which they are scarcely taxed and scarcely regulated; where labour is cheap and the planet can be used as a dustbin; where they can flit between tax havens and secrecy regimes, using the Earth’s surface as a speculative gaming board, extracting profits and dumping costs. The world that works for them works against us. And, by and large, the press supports the billionaire class -- ... more »

It's Not Heidi Heitkamp's Party To Leader Any Longer

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*Heidi and Trumpanzee* On a recent episode of the *NY Times* podcast, *The Daily*, Alex Burns interviewed former Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Whether you call what happened in 2018 a blue wave-- in which case you'd be wrong-- or an anti-red /anti-Trump wave-- in which case you'd be correct-- Heitkamp lost her seat while dozens of other Democrats were winning. Kevin Cramer beat her 179,720 (55.1%) to 144,376 (44.3%), although she outspent him massively. Her own campaign raised $31,025,854 to his $5,947,202 and outside spending was about even for the two candidates. Heitkamp was on with *... more »

Parsing the State Department’s Letter on the Use of Force Against Iran

sanderson at Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Harry S. Truman Building, U.S. Department of State (Source: Wikimedia) Recent tensions between the United States and Iran have led many members of Congress to speculate about what legal authority the Trump administration may claim it has to go to war without congressional authorization. On June 28, the State Department gave a partial answer to these questions, at least insofar as they relate to the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs). In response to a recent congressional inquiry on the issue, the department wrote: [T]he Administration has not yet, to da... more »

Day 10 on the road: Mississippi River to Texas, and home again

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Tuesday was the last day of our journey. According to our vehicle's odometer, we've covered about 3,300 miles in 10 days. We left Vicksburg by 8 a.m., and headed west on Interstate 20 across Louisiana. The road was in good condition in country areas, but where it passed through Monroe and Shreveport, it was in very poor condition indeed, so much so that it almost made us seasick at one point! I don't know how Louisiana does its road maintenance - i.e. whether the cities have to maintain Interstate highways within their limits, or whether the state does it all - but I-20 sure nee... more »

Air Force A-10 Gets Hit by Bird, Causing It to Drop 3 Dummy Bombs on Florida

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* What? *The Air Force says the incident is under investigation and no injuries or damage have been reported.* An Air Force A-10 pilot dropped three dummy rounds after being hit by a bird during a routine training flight over Florida on Monday. An A-10C Thunderbolt II with the 23rd Fighter Group out of Georgia's Moody Air Force base "suffered a bird strike which caused an inadvertent release" of three BDU-33 training bombs somewhere near Suwannee Springs, Florida, the service said in a news release. The BDU-33 is a 25-pound blue training ro... more »

What Would the U.S. Do if Russia Attacked with Nuclear Weapons?

Warrior Maven at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warrior Maven* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] Welcome to World War III? *Goldfein extended this thinking to specify that, in an instant, US and NATO forces would launch a massive counterattack including, as he put it, “fighters, bombers, tankers, space, command and control, ISR, cyber, special operations and aeromedical teams trained and ready for high-end warfare.”* (Washington, D.C.) Red lights start flashing in rapid succession, space-based infrared sensors detect a heat signature, somebody calls the President...and in what may seem like a matter of seconds, the US laun... more »

Let Me Tell You About the Only Way to Avoid War With Iran

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * Winston Churchill’s famous quip that jaw-jaw is better than war-war still very much applies. The world could use a little jaw-jawing between the United States and Iran outside of mutual threats and war-like language. Talking with a friend about a substantive disagreement is hard work. Negotiating with an enemy, however, is a harder thing to pull off. Striking an agreement with an adversary is harder still, something that is simply impossible if both sides are unable to leave their mutual antagonism at the door. In many cases, the lack of trust an...more »

Iran's Navy Has a Big Problem: A Track Record of Getting Crushed in Battle

David Axe at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* Especially against America and Western powers. Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. military has implicated Iranian agents in several summer 2019 attacks on civilian ships sailing near Iran. The U.S. Navy sent the aircraft carrier USS *Abraham Lincoln* and her strike group to the region. The U.S. Air Force deployed B-52 bombers and F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. If wa... more »

Pence Suspense: Why Was Vice President Recalled to Washington?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
TruNews Streamed live 11 hours ago Today on TRUNEWS we discuss President Trump’s abrupt summoning of Vice President Mike Pence to the White House, and the possibility he may soon be replaced by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. We also debate the significance of an alleged fire aboard a Russian spy submarine which left 14 …

Panic Rumors Fly as Pence Cancels Trip After Russian Sub Accident — Putin is Planning to Meet with His Defense Minister

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Debka Israel is reporting that there was a torpedo exchange between the Russian submarine and an American submarine around the Alaska sea. See video below. – Urgent consultations in Washington, Moscow on reported US-Russian submarines in firefight by Diane Shalem, https://www.debka.com/ First reports reaching DEBKAfile’s military sources say that a US submarine intercepted a Russian …

Pence Recalled To White House As Putin Pulls Out Of Scheduled Event; Officials Say “No Cause For Alarm”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Rumours are swirling some sudden event happened and all the major powers are on alert. Hopefully, will all turn out to be false alarm. But the coincidences of abrupt cancellations of planned events and sudden meetings are unnerving everyone. – Pence Recalled To White House As Putin Pulls Out Of Scheduled Event; Officials Say “No …

Pabllo Vittar Poses Nude for an American Magazine

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the interview, the drag queen talks about the current political context in Brazil and even quotes Linn da Quebrada. “We are living a superconservative wave in Brazil; it is a dangerous and sad moment for us now. You can see this in other countries too, which makes me very […] The post Pabllo Vittar Poses Nude for an American Magazine appeared first on The Rio Times.

Constitutional Carry Now Law in South Dakota

Steve Byas at rss - 16 hours ago
[image: constitutional-carry-now-law-in-south-dakota] As John Randolph of Roanoke, a 19th-century member of Congress from Virginia (and a cousin of Thomas Jefferson), said, the constitutional protections of our liberties are just words on parchment, if the American people do not continue to stand up for these rights.

To Avoid War, US Must Stop Sanctions on Iran and Return to JCPOA

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*Mehrnaz Shahabi* | The possibility for an unstoppable global war is real, and only a matter of time before a spark can ignite a military confrontation. It can be stopped, here's how.

Why Andrea walked away from the Democrats

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
Andrea voted for Obama twice, but didn't like Trump and didn't vote in 2016: “Meanwhile, I watched the left ... just ... lose it. I saw a party that once believed in restrictions on abortion go full-on-pro-baby-killing. A party that used to believe in protecting women's opportunities now forcing women's sports teams to allow men to compete as trans. A party that used to believe in securing our borders now encouraging people to break the law and bum rush our gates and attack ICE agents. I saw identitarian social justice warriors emerge as the authoritarian thought police and st...more »

Whiney rich people

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
"There are 585 billionaires in the US. The press is making a huge deal out of Soros saying billionaires are willing to pay more taxes. There were only 19 out of 585 (CNBC was so anxious to play this up they said “almost 20”) , and if they want to pay more they can just write a check to the treasury, or they can spend that cash on homeless shelters, improving schools, or whatever other good deeds they make believe they support. Once again the press is trying to paint a false rhetoric in support of Soros and his far left ideology." Ross Rant, June 27, 2019 I would toss football play... more »

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest snaps up iconic Old Swan Brewery site

Rebecca Turner at Just In - 16 hours ago
Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest adds another historic West Australian building to his property portfolio, with his Minderoo Group agreeing to take over the lease of the Old Swan Brewery heritage buildings.

Links 7/3/19

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Why State and Local Governments Are Prevented from Rejecting 5G Wireless

RT at Need To Know - 17 hours ago
Telecommunications Act of 1996 prevents states and local governments from regulating the placement of any cell towers, regardless of environmental effects, including health problems.

For bee alarmists, Groundhog Day comes in June

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 17 hours ago
Will activists finally admit their sins and break out of their pesticide-blaming time loop? The post For bee alarmists, Groundhog Day comes in June appeared first on CFACT.

[Graphic 18+] Watch the Syrian Army enter southwestern Idlib for first time since 2014

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Anna News Agency released an in-depth video showing the battle that led to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) entry into the Idlib Governorate. In the video, the Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces can be seen advancing through the jihadist defenses and seizing their first town along the southwestern axis of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

INTERVIEW: ‘Fukushima an Ongoing Global Radiological Catastrophe – A Huge Coverup’

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*Michael Welsh and Dr. Helen Caldicott* | An absolute medical catastrophe and total cover up to protect the nuclear industry and obscure all its ramifications.

Trump’s Lead Negotiator Could Offer Concessions to North Korea in Nuclear Talks

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Washington now exploring possibility of a 'nuclear freeze' rather than complete denuclearization.

China Breaks Vow To Not Militarise The South China Sea With Recent Missile Test

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
The DF-26 ballistic missile was first seen in public at a military parade in 2015. Photo: CCTV *Reuters*: *Pentagon says China missile test in South China Sea 'disturbing'* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea was “disturbing” and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarize the disputed waterway. The South China Sea is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan. China and the United States have repeatedly tra...more »

The Truth About GcMAF, David Noakes and Lyn Thyer

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 17 hours ago
In this article we will attempt to share an unbiased and rational look into GcMAF, some believe the manufacturer David Noakes should be hailed a saviour, while others believe he is nothing but a crook profiting on the back of the desperate. Is GcMAF a ‘Wonder Drug’ or a fake unregulated and potentially dangerous scam? … The post The Truth About GcMAF, David Noakes and Lyn Thyer appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

An Honest Mistake on Instagram

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
The Honest Company, founded by actress Jessica Alba "I founded The Honest Company because I wanted safe, effective products that perform. After all, you shouldn't have to choose between what works and what's good for you," tripped up pretty badly... more »

Italian Foster Care Scandal Rips Apart Families

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Once the nightmare of movies This might be one of the most disturbing articles ever posted on AofA. Children used as currency by removing from their families under false accusation and planted memories and then scam monsters taking the children... more »

NASA and NOAA Continue to Fudge the Surface Temperature Data

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. at An Objectivist Individualist - 17 hours ago
Tony Heller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog shows how NASA and NOAA have altered the surface temperature data once again to greatly exaggerate global warming. The maintenance of an appearance of catastrophic man-made global warming requires a continuous program of outright fraud and data fudging. Here is the comparison of three sets of claimed unaltered temperatures as recorded: Keep cooling the older temperature readings and keep warming the more recent temperature readings and one can create the appearance of catastrophic man-made global warming. It is even worse than ... more »

Why America Fears (And Would Try to Kill) Iran's F-14 Tomcats In a War

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * "The U.S. Navy retired its last Tomcat in 2006. But with its long range and powerful radar, the F-14 remains one of the world’s most capable fighters. For that reason, the Americans for many years have been trying to ground the Ayatollah’s F-14s." Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. military has implicated Iranian agents in several summer 2019 attacks on civilian ships sailing ne... more »

China Wants To Buy More Advanced Russian Fighters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
A fleet of China-owned Sukhoi Su-35s is deployed in this undated photo, shared by the Chinese air force to social media site Sina Weibo. Russia has offered to sell China another batch of the upgraded fighter jet. Chinese People's Liberation Army *Newsweek:* *China May Buy More Advanced Russian Jets, Ignoring U.S. Sanctions* China is reportedly considering an offer to purchase more advanced Russian fighter jets, once again ignoring U.S. sanctions. The state-run Tass Russian News Agency cited the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation as saying Wednesday it was "expecti... more »
( These days, given the US history of either disallowing foreign sales or not allowing updates, even a country not called an 'enemy' because of arcane considerations { i.e. who knows why ?} must consider future availability of post delivery support. Buying from Russia must look comparatively smart from that POV.  )