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THE SUPREME COURT IS LIKELY TO KILL OBAMACARE NO MATTER WHO WINS THE PRESIDENCY
When it looked as if the Supreme Court might rule on Obamacare before the 2020 election, I predicted that the program wouldn't be invalidated -- John Roberts would join with the Court's four liberals to preserve the program again because, as a Republican, he wouldn't want Democratic voters enraged before an election, and he wouldn't mind if the Republican president were campaigning on a message of "See? We need *even more* right-wing judges on the Court in order to get what we want." But this changes the calculus: The Supreme Court said Monday that it will take up a legal challenge ... more »
Oklahoma Christian U Recruiter Tells Students to Line Up by Skin Color, Hair Texture
An Oklahoma Christian University recruiter late last month went to an Oklahoma City high school and told 11th grade students to form a line by skin color — darkest to lightest — and hair texture — nappiest hair to straightest hair, reported KFOR News. The university has since fired the recruiter and has said it […]
Tulane University Removes ‘Victory Bell’ Upon Learning it Has Ties to Slavery
Tulane University said it’s removing a ‘Victory Bell’ from campus after learning it was used to direct the movement of enslaved Africans on a plantation, reported CNN. University president Mike Fitts and board chairman Doug Hertz said last week in a letter to the Tulane community that the New Orleans university’s campus landmark would be […]
Assange: Empire of Surveillance and Imperialism
The trial against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a perfect metaphor for how United States imperialism operates in the world today.The Armed Forces, the Department of State, and the CIA caused thousands of deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Syria, but it’s the person who showed to the world those crimes who is going to be sentenced to 175 years in prison for 18 crimes (17 of them described in the Espionage Act of 1917, passed on the occasion of War World I).
MH17 Public Meeting & Documentary Screening – Tuesday March 3rd in London
This Tuesday, a public meeting entitled, MH17 – Awaiting Trial, is being held in London, UK, in advance of the MH17 trial due to begin in The Hague, Netherlands starting on March 9th.
Humanity Is Making A Very Important Decision When It Comes To Assange
The propagandists have all gone dead silent on the WikiLeaks founder they previously were smearing with relentless viciousness, because they no longer have an argument. The facts are all in, and yes, it turns out the US government is certainly and undeniably working to exploit legal loopholes to imprison a journalist for exposing its war crimes. That is happening, and there is no justifying it.
Sandmann About To Sue New York Times, More Media
[image: sandmann-about-to-sue-new-york-times-more-media] The *New York Times* will likely find itself served with papers from Nicholas Sandmann, the high-school student the leftist media smeared as a racist after last year’s March for Life.
Biden’s Win in South Carolina Exceeds Expectations Ahead of Super Tuesday Contest
[image: biden-s-win-in-south-carolina-exceeds-expectations-ahead-of-super-tuesday-contest] It's all speculation, of course, but Michael Bloomberg remains in the driver's seat to nominate Trump's challenger because it is increasingly likely that no presidential candidate will have sufficient delegates to lock down the Democratic nomination.
ICE: Chicago Ignored Detainer, Child Molested. Cook County Ignored More Than 1,000 Detainers in Fiscal 2019.
[image: ice-chicago-ignored-detainer-child-molested-cook-county-ignored-more-than-1-000-detainers-in-fiscal-2019] Illegal-alien sanctuary Cook County, Illinois, ignored more than 1,000 ICE detainers in Fiscal 2019. A three-year-old child was recently molested by an illegal alien protected by that sanctuary policy.
As historic Victorian auction house closes, owner says consumers' tastes have changed
After operating out of the same building for 110 years, Kerleys Auction Rooms in Geelong will today host their final sale. Take a walk through their historic corridors for a trip down memory lane.
Stressed, tired and bored residents of Melbourne outer fringe area set to get big new pokies venue
A community in Melbourne's south-east which already has the second-worst rate of losses on pokies is set to get another 100 new gaming machines. When a pokies venue pops up in an area with very little else to do, it's "bound to do well", says one expert.
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc with the 2020 calendar. Will the Tokyo Olympics survive?
Just In - 11 hours ago
A growing number of key business, cultural and sports events have already been cancelled. Here's an overview.
Government has power to forcibly detain and decontaminate people with coronavirus
As Australians are urged to stop shaking hands to reduce the coronavirus risk, authorities will consider more serious prevention measures, including a "last resort" of forcibly detaining patients.
Syrian boy drowns off Greece as migrants risk dash through Turkey's open border
Just In - 11 hours ago
As thousands of people try to push through Greece's land and sea borders, a young boy becomes the first fatality of the renewed crisis after his boat capsizes in the Aegean.
Moringa Contains All Essential Amino Acids Your Body Needs
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance There are 20 basic amino acids that make up the proteins in your body. Nine of them — histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, threonine and valine — are considered “essential” as none of them are made by your body and therefore must be obtained from your […] The post Moringa Contains All Essential Amino Acids Your Body Needs appeared first on Health Nut News.
Judge Judy and the Class War Election
You know you're in trouble when 10 percent of American college graduates think that Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court. You know you're in super-supreme trouble when the wildly popular TV judge is campaigning for her pal Michael Bloomberg, who recently purchased the Democratic Party. To paraphrase a real Supreme Court Justice, you can have free and fair elections with one person and one vote, or you can have Democratic Party super duper delegates possessing weighted votes. But you cannot possibly have both. Of course, Justice Louis Brandeis was a lot more sweeping in his denunciati... more »
10yo Boy Handcuffed, Arrested, Charged with Felony for Playing with a Nerf Bow and Arrow
[image: nerf]For playing with a non-functional toy Nerf bow and arrow, a 10-year-old boy was arrested and charged with a felony because someone reported him.
NM Governor signs Red Flag law, calls for sheriffs to resign
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a Red Flag Bill, that makes it a crime to not enforce the new Red Flag law. Ms. Grisham then called for the 29 sheriffs who opposed the law to resign. There are only 33 sheriffs in New Mexico. Read here at The Lid. The sheriffs responded that they were not elected by the governor, or the legislature, but rather they work for the people of New Mexico. It is time to put a end to this nonsense. It is time to call Governor Grisham’s bluff. All sheriffs and deputies, and all police … Continue reading →
U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft lased by China
People’s Liberation Army Navy lased a U.S. Navy P-8A in unsafe, unprofessional manner US Navy U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affair February 28, 2020 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) — A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was lased by People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 on Feb. 17 while flying in airspace above international waters approximately 380 miles west of Guam. The P-8A was operating in international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations. The PRC navy destroyer’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional. Additionally, these acts vio... more »
Modern Snack Culture After Games Could Be Undermining The Benefits Of Sports For Kids
On most comedy television shows with episodes dealing with kids and sports, there is likely to be a joke about snack culture; it has to be organic, free-range juice boxes, etc. The jokes are there because for the script writers, snack culture wasn't a thing for most of them when they were children, nor was it for most parents. The audience will laugh but the screenwriters and the audience are the ones who made snack culture during and after sports the cultural norm. Gatorade was only invented at the University of Florida (home of the Gators football team) when they were adults and d... more »
In Case of Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak, New York Plans To Use Prison Labor to Dig Mass Graves
"The city has plans to send corpses to Hart Island in the Long Island Sound where, in the late 19th century, yellow-fever patients were quarantined. Prisoners from Rikers Island would be ferried over to do the digging.” The post In Case of Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak, New York Plans To Use Prison Labor to Dig Mass Graves appeared first on MintPress News.
Podcast: Oliver Vargas on US Election Meddling In Bolivia and the Country’s Indigenous Uprising
Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas discusses Bolivia's post-coup election crisis, US support for the country's right-wing minority, the indigenous uprising and more. The post Podcast: Oliver Vargas on US Election Meddling In Bolivia and the Country’s Indigenous Uprising appeared first on MintPress News.
Imagining Return: Palestinians in Jordan’s Sprawling Refugee Camps Still Yearn for Home
Miko Peled recounts his visits to Jerash's Gaza Camp, a refugee camp housing tens of thousands of Palestinians just hours away from their ancestral homeland. The post Imagining Return: Palestinians in Jordan’s Sprawling Refugee Camps Still Yearn for Home appeared first on MintPress News.
On Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson’s response to the perplexity of our existence was not purely scientific. A polymath by nature, he responded deeply to art and literature and often framed life’s dilemmas through their lens. Always thinking of himself as a mathematician first, he unified quantum electrodynamics and saw the Nobel Prize go to the three who had […]
Is Climate a Compelling Issue for Voters?
Failing to convince on the science, climate activists have been in PR mode with their anti-industrial cause. Yesterday was Greta… The post Is Climate a Compelling Issue for Voters? appeared first on IER.
Helping Advance Women’s Political Rights in Ecuador
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
QUITO, Ecuador, Mar 02 (IPS) - International Women's Day, March 8 2020 UN's Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)*Inclusion of women in political processes is one of the key ingredients of sustainable peace. Read the full story, “Helping Advance Women’s Political Rights in Ecuador”, on globalissues.org →
What’s Needed for Real Changes for Women in Lebanese Politics?
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
KESERWAN, Lebanon, Mar 02 (IPS) - Women were at the forefront of Lebanon's 2019 ‘October Revolution'. Beyond the iconic images of their participation, it seems that by women linking equity in politics to the broader issues of mismanagement of corruption paid off - although activists say there is a long road ahead. Read the full story, “What’s Needed for Real Changes for Women in Lebanese Politics?”, on globalissues.org →
Coronavirus Claims its First UN Casualty
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 02 (IPS) - The deadly coronavirus COVID-19, which is spreading across China, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Italy, the Philippines-- along with new cases in Asia, Western Europe and the Middle East-- has claimed one of its first casualties at the United Nations. Read the full story, “Coronavirus Claims its First UN Casualty”, on globalissues.org →
Bezos shuns real opportunities while pandering to climate alarmists
While Bezos likely views this as a business decision to preempt climate alarmists from attacking Amazon, imagine how much positive impact that money could have if directed to other causes. The post Bezos shuns real opportunities while pandering to climate alarmists appeared first on CFACT.
A “Tax and dividend” on CO2 is a dishonest bait-and-switch
I have been shining a light this week on the fake conservative group republicEn’s participation at the CPAC annual conference this week. The central agenda of RepublicEn and its fake conservative allies is to impose on Americans the largest tax hike in the nation’s history. The post A “Tax and dividend” on CO2 is a dishonest bait-and-switch appeared first on CFACT.
Learning To Improvise May Save Your Life As Store Shelves Are Emptied By 'Ordinary Americans' Scared Into Preparing By Coronavirus
By Susan Duclos - All News PipeLine It was never clear why everyday Americans looked at those that believed in prepping for survival as if they were crazy, other than the establishment media's attempts at every turn to present preppers in that manner. No one calls those that have car insurance, crazy. No they call them law abiding citizens preparing for a possibility of a car accident. Same with home insurance, health, etc..... Even ordinary Americans that shop once a week in order to feed their families throughout the next week without running to the store everyday, are in fact, ... more »
Ontario says portal for cannabis store applications operating ‘as planned’
The portal to submit applications for Retail Store Authorizations (RSAs) opened at the designated time Monday morning and “all is proceeding as planned,” according to a spokesperson for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). That’s an improvement over last year, when a rush of applicants for the store lottery system overwhelmed the regulator’s […] Ontario says portal for cannabis store applications operating ‘as planned’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 2, 2020
© Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskyi *RT:** Russia seeks to ‘create conditions so that NOBODY wants to fight us’ – Putin * Vladimir Putin has confided that US President Donald Trump privately lamented the "insane" US military budget. He also says Russia protects itself by making the costs of attacking the country too high for anyone to contemplate. “The US has outstripped us” in terms of annual defense expenditure, the Russian president said in a new episode of news agency TASS's ‘20 Questions to Vladimir Putin’ series. But being the world’s largest military spender doesn’t really make ... more »
How workplace accent biases affect social mobility
[image: How workplace accent biases affect social mobility] Even if you get past an interview with a strong accent, you're unlikely to have an easy ride in the workplace Read full article →
MIT Study Finds No Evidence of Fraud in Bolivian Election That Resulted in a Coup
[image: undefined] Back in November 2019, former Bolivian President Evo Morales was ousted in a coup after claims of election fraud from the Organization for American States (OAS). A new MIT study into the October 20th presidential election does not support the conclusions of the OAS and casts further doubt on the already flimsy claims. Much damage has already been done, Morales fled the country, members of his Movimento al Socialismo (MAS) party have been arrested, and dozens of his supporters were shot and killed by police in the unrest that followed the coup. The claims of elect... more »
Can the Fed Save Us from Climate Change?
[image: undefined] The 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Act requires the Federal Reserve to “promote” stable prices and full employment. Of course, the Fed’s steady erosion of the dollar’s purchasing power has made prices anything but stable, while the boom-and-bust cycle created by the Fed ensures that periods of low unemployment will not last for long. Despite the difficulties the Fed faces fulfilling its “dual mandate,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently announced a new Fed mandate: to protect the financial system from being destabilized by climate change. Powell appears to ha... more »
Nepal's bilateral investment treaties
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Nepal has signed six bilateral investment treaties that can be described as first generation i.e. a template of BITs that were championed by investor-friendly Western European countries
« Qu'est-ce que Dubrovnik aujourd'hui ? » Golf, accords de libre-échange et le combat pour l'âme d'une ville
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Une longue bataille juridique et politique autour d'un projet controversé de golf et de développement immobilier est devenu le symbole des démêlés de Dubrovnik, en Croatie, avec l'invasion de l'industrie touristique.
Négociations commerciales avec le Royaume-Uni : l'Union européenne n'est pas en position de force
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Dans les négociations commerciales entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume-Uni, les arguments considérant que l'Union se trouverait en position de force par rapport au Royaume-Uni sont peut-être à nuancer.
Minera Freeport lleva a Perú a arbitraje internacional por regalÃas
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 La minera Cerro Verde, controlada por la estadounidense Freeport-McMoRan, inició un procedimiento internacional de arbitraje contra Perú por una disputa sobre el pago de millonarias regalÃas.
Londres fixe ses lignes rouges dans ses négociations commerciales avec Washington
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Le gouvernement britannique, qui veut signer un large accord de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis, assure qu'il ne touchera pas au système public de santé et que les normes alimentaires seront préservées.
Kenya-US trade treaty likely to stifle local manufacturing- KAM
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 The US has a stronger manufacturing sector meaning their products are likely to be more competitive than the locally produced commodities.
Poland keen on FTA with Sri Lanka
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Poland is keen to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka, but it has to be initiated by the European Union office in Colombo.
Algeria mulls future of agreement with EU
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 The Algeria-European trade deal opened the Algerian market to EU imports but hurt local farming and manufacturing sectors, Algerian government leaders said.
Africa may only see impact of new free-trade deal after 3 years
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Target for first trade under continent-wide pact is July 1. Tariffs, rules of origin and protocols for services are yet to be agreed on.
Comcast Executives Give Big to Biden
*(Click to enlarge)* *by Thomas Neuburger* It's easy to make the obvious connection between MSNBC's owner Comcast and the deplorable (yes, that word again) behavior of its hosts and invited guests. It beggars thought not to make it. Still, details — tangible connections — are sometimes lacking. Yes, there was the financing of the 2016 Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. But what about this cycle? Here to help inform us is Sludge (yes, a real name and a good site): *MSNBC’s Owners Shower Biden With Campaign Cash* *94% of Comcast executives’ and vice presidents’ contributions to... more »
Bloomberg and Gun Control
As the meme suggests, it might be useful for people who would lead us to consider that we're not all like THEM. Bloomie seriously feels as if he's not qualified to own and operate a firearm safely. And while I am inclined to agree with his self-assessment, it doesn't apply to most people, who are capable of receiving training and who are conscientious enough to practice their skillsets. His lack of confidence has no bering on the law of the land. Let him hire an army of bodyguards. Let him construct a wall and other barriers around his mansions. We don't mind. We understand that wh... more »
Monday before Super Tuesday...
*do we really care?* Saint Pete took a dive to help Bolshevik Bernie - or maybe Bumbling Biden. Do we care? Granny scold Warren is *sinking faster* than a bobber with 2 lb line that's hooked a marlin. Klobuchar is canceling campaign events *due to protests* and had to send home all 12 of her followers. Creepy Joe is still creepy. And Bernie? It seems the 18 yo's (who should never have been allowed within 100 feet of a voting booth) are rallying behind all that free stuff. I'm not spending today worrying about what the commie/libtards are up to since we're all going to die from ... more »
Erdogan says Iran and Russia are not targets in Syria, only Syrian military
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that neither Russia nor Iran are his country’s targets in Syria. “Turkey does not take aim at either Russia or Iran in Syria. We are only destroying the elements of the [Assad] regime,” he said on Monday. Erdogan’s remarks were broadcast by NTV television. The Turkish leader noted […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force not backing down in northwest Syria as they intensify strikes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Despite the presence of Turkish drones, the Russian Air Force has refused to give the former free reign over the skies of northwestern Syria. Instead, the Russian Air Force has intensified their attacks over the southern and eastern regions of Idlib, inflicting heavy losses in the ranks of the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large number of Syrian soldiers inside Saraqib after capturing city: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced on Monday that their forces had imposed full control over the strategic city of Saraqib in the northeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Backed by Hezbollah on Sunday, the Syrian Arab Army began a counter-offensive in eastern Saraqib to retake the city from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan warns ‘millions of refugees’ will move to Turkey’s border with EU
The dire situation in Syria’s Idlib province caused by fighting between Syrian government forces and Turkish troops and Turkish-backed militias has created a wave of refugees trying to flee the conflict. In recent days, Turkey has announced the opening of its borders with Europe, citing its inability to take in any more refugees. “Millions of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Did Corona Beer Sales Drop Sharply Due to Fear About the Coronavirus?
A trope that suggests people are so dumb they think the beer and virus are related played out in some news reports.
Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Obama Health Care Law
The Supreme Court agreed to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.
Navy Is Overhauling Education System as US Advantages Erode
The U.S. Navy is overhauling its approach to education because the nation no longer has a massive economic and technological edge over potential adversaries.
Not measuring up . . .
Phil warns us that not all measuring tapes are created equal. I found it interesting that the Chinese tape (the bottom one) lined up perfectly with the 1" squares on the measuring board, whereas the Taiwanese tape (the yellow one) didn't. I'd have expected the problem to be the other way around. At any rate, I'm going to check my tape measures against an accurate scale. I suspect I may be unpleasantly surprised by some of them . . . Peter
Coronavirus – 2,117 new cases, 136 new deaths
2 March 2020 – Total reported coronavirus cases: 89,850 – I say reported, because I don’t believe the reports coming out of China’s communist government. (See China Hundreds of thousands infected but not reported.) 7,374 reported in serious or critical condition (This number has declined for the past three days in a row). Total reported deaths: 3,069 ... Read more Coronavirus – 2,117 new cases, 136 new deaths The post Coronavirus – 2,117 new cases, 136 new deaths appeared first on Ice Age Now.
‘Do wear masks but don’t think you’re safe’: Top Soviet virologist & WHO expert explains Covid-2019 & debunks popular myths
As coronavirus fears grip the planet, a world-renowned virologist has explained when Covid-2019 will fade away and, more importantly, whether medical masks are of any use.
LaRouche’s Movement Wins Timely Victories
[image: President Donald J. Trump, joined onstage by First Lady Melania Trump, delivers remarks at the African American History Month Reception Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)] Very important actions were taken this weekend which point toward solving the very dangerous military, economic, and now medical-biological crises which have overtaken the world’s nations in 2020. The political movement of the late Lyndon LaRouche welcomed two significant advances: one toward a heads-of-state summit to achieve a new sy... more »
This Is the Horrific Evil American Soldiers Saw in Nazi Germany's Concentration Camps
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Dorsm365 - Photographed by Dorsm365, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4526036] A horror the world must never forget. *Key Point:* Genocide is not new, but the scale of Nazi Germany's industrialized mass murder was a new level of evil. Here is the story of how Allied forces liberated those camps and the terrible conditions they found there. BACKSTORY: The final months of World War II in the European Theater were a harrowing and desperate time for the soldiers who fought there. No one wanted to d... more »
How Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Utterly Ruined Germany
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Unknown author or not provided - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17368280] Millions dead for a hellish vision of the future. *Key point:* Top-down direction appeared to help Germany revive after the Depression, but the policies of the fascist Nazis would prove ruinous. Germany would commit many terrible sins and see its youth once again cut down in a global war. Born in Branau, Austria, on April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to lead the Nazi Par... more »
Superpower Tank Showdown: Is China, America, or Russia the Best?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_D1AETFVZRSAA&share=true] Let's take a look. *Key point:* Technologically, America arguably still has the edge. However, Russia and China both have well-made modern tanks. China has a *lot* of tanks. Like, eight to nine *thousand* of them. Who *else* would bother to maintain such a ridiculous number? The United States. And Russia. (Note that *such counts* include vehicles in storage and reserve. The numbers for tanks in operational units are lower in every case... more »
Amazing: Inside MacArthur's Legendary Landing at Inchon During the Korean War
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2005%3Anewsml_RP6DRNACUVAC&share=true] A great success. *Key point: *The plan was daring and worked to stop the North Korean advance. However, if things had gone differently it would not have been surprising had North Korea been prepared for the landings. Late in the evening of June 25, 1950 U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson was at his Maryland farmhouse reading when a call arrived to inform him of a serious situation in the Far East. He telephoned President Harry S Tru... more »
Fiduciary Creep
Samuel Bray and Paul Miller have posted a new paper that critiques a growing body of scholarship that argues that the Constitution imposes fiduciary duties on various actors, including the President. As Bray and Miller detail, the “fiduciary constitutionalism” literature has taken off over the last decade or so, both in terms of volume and influence and in terms of conceptual and empirical sophistication. The literature’s political valence also seems to have drifted from right to left following the election of Donald Trump. Other fields of public law scholarship have made compara... more »
UPDATED: Same Old BullSh*t - And the Beat Goes On
*UPDATED: March 2, 2020 *The CBC has published a "Who's Who" of the Hereditary Chiefs in the Wet'suwet'em Pipeline Opposition. Now Canadians need to have a *"Who's Who" of the CEO's of the Coastal GasLink and their banker backers. ** Let's see it, CBC!* *Wet'suwet'en Leaders in Regalia* Looking at the national newZ headlines this morning I was depressed to see the same old run-around...the same old 'forked tongue", "white man" approach to the First Nations crisis in the BC north over the pipeline that was approved without the permission of the legitimate leaders of the land. Ac... more »
Bernie vs AIPAC: As Sanders Surges, pro-Israel Democrats Scramble for Backup Plan
For many, taking aim at the pro-Israel lobby this week embodies what the Democratic front-runner stands for – and highlights why Israel partisans are worried about him. Israel’s UN ambassador, speaking to the AIPAC convention on March 1st, called Sanders an ‘ignorant fool’ and said: "We don’t want him in Israel.” The post Bernie vs AIPAC: As Sanders Surges, pro-Israel Democrats Scramble for Backup Plan appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Review The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict
*Hiro, Dilip, **The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict**, New York: Routledge, 1991* The Iran-Iraq War was the longest conventional conflict of the 20th Century. It cost thousands of lives and brought in countries from around the world mostly to sell weapons to the two combatants. Iraq invaded Iran believing that it could seize territory in the south and provoke a revolt against the new government led by Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran believed it could export its revolution to its neighbors and eventually overthrow Saddam Hussein. Dilip Hiro broke down the war into four main pe... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 2
1981 Islamic Conf Organization met with Saddam Said he wanted ceasefire in war and wanted to know what Khomeini wanted 1984 Iraqis used mustard gas against Iranians to try to turn them back in Basra marshes Was able to gain bridgehead on South Majnoon island (Musings On Iraq book review of *Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986*) 1986 Iraq made another attempt to retake Fao Peninsula Failed (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq b... more »
Black Lives Matter takes a stand against free speech: Amy Klobuchar edition
Amy Klobuchar had a planned appearance in Minnesota last night. Black Lives Matter(BLM) protestors shut it down so that the people who had waited for hours to see Klobuchar waited in vain. Of course the fact that the Klobuchar campaign gave in is part of the problem but it's clearly BLM that thinks that free speech is only speech that they like. That's the sort of fascism that Democrats and the #FakeNews media support these days. What's more amazing is that there is no way that any sane person could consider radical Klobuchar a racist. Their beef with Klobuchar is how she handled... more »
Blackmail Migration? Turkish Government Lets Mideast Illegals Flood Europe
[image: blackmail-migration-turkish-government-lets-mideast-illegals-flood-europe] Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has warned of a war between Islam and Christianity and called Europe a “sick man,” is currently making it a bit sicker: In accordance with a longstanding threat, he’s allowing Muslim migrants unimpeded access to the continent for 72 hours.
THE RATIONAL ANIMAL'S END: Slacker professor hails crackpot best-seller!
*MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020The species' last few gasps:* Marjoleine Kars is an associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She got her Ph.D. at Duke. She's been on the faculty at UMBC for twenty-four years. According to this official speaker's bureau bio, Kars is also "a specialist in the history of rebellion and dissent." In all honesty, we didn't see those values emerge in the piece she wrote for the Outlook section of yesterday's Washington Post. We saw values and instincts which were much different, which were much, much worse. In yester... more »
School Cop Tasked with ‘Protecting’ Young Children, Arrested for Child Sex Trafficking
[image: child]A school cop who was entrusted around small children was arrested on multiple charges of child trafficking and pornography.
WATCH: Cops Beat Innocent Student Nearly to Death—Claim ‘Immunity’ to Get Away With It
[image: immunity]One man’s case against the federal government has the potential to rid Qualified Immunity once and for all but he suffered a horrible price to get there.
Bernie Sanders; candidate of the super rich
The folks at FrontPage studied where Bernie Sanders is getting his contributions from and the totally unsurprising result was that it's the richest of the rich in America who love Bernie's call to socialism. The zip code that gives the most moola to Bernie is 94110 in San Francisco. The average salary there is $166,302 and the median home price is about $1.5M. The median rent is $5000 a month. To keep that in perspective the average American earns about $50K. The top ten zip codes are all the haunts of the uber rich. Only 2 of them are outside of NYC, SF, and LA. The simple real... more »
Reflections on Guatemala
I first journeyed to Guatemala 20 years ago, hosted by Universidad Francisco MarroquÃn. Two weeks ago, I returned for a delightful extended visit, accompanied by my Spanish-speaking elder sons and former EconLog blogger Jim Schneider. I spent over a week doing guest lectures at UFM, then gave Friday’s keynote talk for the Reason Foundation’s Reason in […] The post Reflections on Guatemala appeared first on Econlib.
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"Of Course..."
"A sad fact, of course, about adult life is that you see the very things you'll never adapt to coming toward you on the horizon. You see them as the problems they are, you worry like hell about them, you make provisions, take precautions, fashion adjustments; you tell yourself you'll have to change your way of doing things. Only you don't. You can't. Somehow it's already too late. And maybe it's even worse than that: maybe the thing you see coming from far away is not the real thing, the thing that scares you, but its aftermath. And what you've feared will happen has already taken ... more »
Coronavirus unites a divided China in fear, grief and anger at government
Yuqi Na, Course Instructor , Fordham University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Public criticism of the Chinese government's handling of coronavirus shows that the Chinese people can overcome both strict censorship and a gaping class divide when they get angry enough.
Trump treats the military as his own – and the troops could suffer
Dwight Stirling, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
If President Donald Trump were to start a conflict, many Americans would likely view as it a misguided effort. What would that mean for the troops?
The Pentagon, Nuclear Deterrence and Russia - One Step Closer to War
In late February 2020, the Pentagon conducted a military exercise that simulated a nuclear attack and, rather than just referring to a generic"enemy" as is typical of these exercises, a post-exercise briefing clearly outlined who the enemy was. In addition, given that nuclear war games are generally treated as top secret by United States Department of Defense, department officials were surprisingly candid about releasing details to the entire world. Here is a link to the transcript of the DoD Background Briefing on Nuclear Deterrence and Modernization along with a screen capture sho... more »
Russian President Putin Says President Trump Told Him U.S. Military Expendituress Were Too High And 'Actually Advocated Disarmament'
A combination image shows U.S. President Donald Trump at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2020 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Jerusalem on January 23, 2020. Putin has told Russian outlet TASS that Trump had expressed concern about U.S. military expenditure. *Newsweek: **Vladimir Putin Says Trump Told Him U.S. Military Costs Were Too High and 'Actually Advocated Disarmament'* Russian president Vladimir Putin has claimed that Donald Trump once expressed concerns to him about the level of U.S. military expenditure which he said was "too high." ... more »
Israel Is Not A Democracy That Meddles In US Elections
Millions of Palestinians were kicked out of their homes and lands and only a fraction of those who remain under colonial rule are allowed to vote in apartheid regime “elections” today (e.g. I am not). Meanwhile all Jews and converts to Judaism who are given automatic citizenship “vote” to select between parties that compete only on which of them will be more racist and more damaging to the native Palestinians. The last remaining apartheid colonial regime. Meanwhile in the USA, Israel continues to not only meddle in elections but directly shape them.
With Help From US Media, Nicaragua’s Coup-Mongers Aiming For Western Hearts And Minds
With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua’s opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually-challenged, distortion laden article in Vox by a familiar anti-Sandinista activist exhibited the campaign’s strategy. Having failed to depose Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega in their coup attempt in 2018, and having lost most of the support they briefly enjoyed within Nicaragua itself, opponents of the Sandinista government have changed their tactics. They’ve embarked on a long campaign aimed at governments and public opinion in the United States and in Europe ... more »
Turkey in Syria: Down a Blind Alley in an Unwinnable War?
*March 2, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Fighting in northern Syria has escalated as Syrian forces retake the last remaining bastions of foreign-funded militants and encircle, cut-off, and in some cases catch in the crossfire their Turkish backers. Turkey had been making some promising steps in the right direction since Washington's disastrous proxy regime-change war in Syria began unraveling - yet it still maintains a problematic position inside Syrian territory, backing what are unequivocally terrorists and obstructing Syria's sovereign right to recover and restore order within i... more »
Buttigeig drops out: The DNC sacrifices a pawn
Why in the world would Buttigieg drop out of the Democrat race for President while Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar stay in? Buttigieg has done better than them so far and he even won Iowa. The answer is probably simple; the DNC made him an offer. The DNC is going to do anything to make sure Biden gets the nomination because they know that Biden is the only one who can possibly beat Trump. There was no way in the universe large numbers of Blacks would vote for Buttigieg given his flaunting his homosexuality in their faces. Without nearly 100% of the Black vote no Democrat will wi... more »
Judge Rules Head of Immigration Agency Was Unlawfully Named
A federal judge has ruled that Ken Cuccinelli was unlawfully appointed to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency and, as a result, lacked authority to give asylum seekers less time to prepare for initial screening interviews.
Jack Welch, the GE Chief Who Became a Superstar, Has Died
Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died.
"Predictions Are Hard..."
"Predictions are hard, especially about the future." - Mark Twain Especially when...
Navy overhauls education program as part of its 2020 goals
NEWS ON THE NAVY FRONT What happens to our Navy when the world catches up to it on technology and training skills? What happens to naval enlistment during times of good economic growth? We adapt by modernizing, upgrading, innovating, enlisting, and revamping, of course. MAGA One Step at a time –##– The Navy consolidated Department-wide information management strategy and functions into a restructured and empowered Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The Navy demands a next-generation integrated naval force as the cornerstone of our competitive advantage. Our strategic goa... more »
'Get back in your box': Nova Peris tells Q+A of racial abuse she received while senator
Just In - 14 hours ago
Discussing Australian identity, Nova Peris reveals she received racially-motivated death threats while serving in Parliament but leaves the door open for a political return.
'We're in a lockdown': Hostages released from Philippines mall after day-long siege
Just In - 14 hours ago
A disgruntled former Philippine security guard releases his hostages and walks out of a Philippine shopping mall, ending a day-long siege in an up-market district near military headquarters.
Asian stocks and the virus
Data as of last Friday, Feb. 20, 2020, markets.wsj.com. I was curious -- the year to date (ytd, ie from Jan. 1 to Feb 28) stocks, TH, ID and PH have worse performance than CN Shanghai, Shenzhen and HK? Some friends offered various explanations. 1. Albert: China propped up its market. Massively. 2. Peter: You can't really compare the 2 markets directly. The Chinese markets are so much bigger and more important. They have capital that is a lot more patient and more importantly local as well. If you look at our regional counterparts its as if we are completely in sync. The main reason... more »
On continued embarrassments
Abbas Rana's revelation that the Cons have decided to protect all of their incumbent MPs from any internal accountability seems to have received relatively little attention. But it's particularly worth paying attention to it given how many Cons have gone out of their way to demonstrate they're not up to their current jobs. Surely voters should have at least some option other than to be stuck with a representative signing on to a grossly ignorant and inflammatory separatist manifesto. Surely constituents should have an opportunity to challenge an MP trying to push anti-abortion leg... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 61 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? South / North
"This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around"
*"This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around" ** by Jim Kunstler "The shadow of Corona virus creeps ever-darker across the scene like a cosmic messenger from Karma Central telling mankind to stop and assess. We’re about to find out what we’ve wrought with the wonders and marvels of globalism. Is there anything you can think of over at the Wal Mart or the Walgreens that isn’t made in China? I mean, everything from a dustpan to a lint brush? I can’t say for sure, because I’m not over in China, but the place is apparently not open for business these days. One must surmise that a lot of activities i... more »
What Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy Can Offer in the Anthropocene
Frank: "Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life and not a 'secondary rationalisation' of instinctual drives."
Top Adviser To Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Has Died From The Coronavirus
Mohammad Mirmohammadi (pictured left), a member of the Expediency Council which is hand-picked by the Supreme Leader of Iran, died aged 71 after falling sick with coronavirus. In this picture he is seated alongside two other officials, including Ali Akbar Velayti (centre) *Daily Mail:* *Adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei becomes first senior Iranian official to die from coronavirus as opposition group claims death toll is TEN times higher than official figures* * Adviser Mohammad Mirmohammadi died aged 71 in a Tehran hospital today * He was a member of the Expediency Council which is h... more »
Airplanes Can Spread Diseases Like Coronavirus Fast. Here's How to Stop It.
*Christopher Robertson, Keith Joiner* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Maybe unvaccinated people shouldn’t be allowed to fly. As the coronavirus spreads, the nation’s leading health official told a Senate committee on Feb. 25 that “we cannot hermetically seal off the United States to a virus.” The comments from Alex Azar II, head of Health and Human Services, heightened concerns about the effects of the coronavirus in the U.S., which so far has sickened a relatively small number – 57 – of people in the U.S. And with hundreds of new cases of the coronavirus reported in South K... more »
Turkey Has a Drone Air Force. And It Just Went to War in Syria.
*David Axe* *Security, * Turkish medium-altitude drones, which are similar to the U.S. Air Force’s own Reaper drones, struck Syrian forces in and around the city of Idlib, killing 19 people, according to the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Turkey’s got a drone air force. And it struck hard in Syria on March 1, 2020. Turkish medium-altitude drones, which are similar to the U.S. Air Force’s own Reaper drones, struck Syrian forces in and around the city of Idlib, killing 19 people, according to the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.... more »
Not Enough: Why Female Athletes Still Face Hurdles to Equal Pay
*Corinne M. Daprano* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's why and what can be done. Women have made great strides in the world of sports over the past 50 years. Especially in some individual sports, female champion athletes today earn far more money and command a much bigger audience than their predecessors – thanks to breakthroughs by tennis champions like Billie Jean King and Venus and Serena Williams and top golfers such as Kathy Whitworth, Nancy Lopez and Michele Wie. We are fans of women’s basketball and scholars who study the role that gender plays in sports and th... more »
DNA Can Save This Amazing Creature: Red Pandas Offers Lessons on Conservation
*Adam Moolna* *Nature, Asia* Here's all the details. Red pandas are not bears but they do mainly eat bamboo, like their much larger namesake the black and white giant panda. Officially classified as endangered, red pandas live across a stretch of the Himalayas and are in fact part of the same family as weasels and raccoons. Now, advances in fancy gene sequencing have allowed scientists to analyse their full genetic make up for the first time – with big implications for conservation. Previously, scientists recognised two different subspecies. Those pandas to the east of the Nuji... more »
Genetic Engineering Cannot Save Humanity or Solve All of Our Problems
*Gry Wester* *Public Health, World* The emergence of new genetic technologies often prompts renewed debate. Can eugenic ideas about improving the human race be divorced from the evils of the past and pursued through benign means? Or is there something inherently morally problematic about the idea of genetically improving humans? Andrew Sabisky, a UK government adviser, recently resigned over comments supporting eugenics. Around the same time, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins – best known for his book The Selfish Gene – provoked controversy when tweeting that, while euge... more »
How Did Sweden's Gripen Earn The Title Of World's Best, But Least Known, Fighter Jet?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* As of this year, more than 300 have been built. *Key point: *A cheaper, capable alternative to the F-35. In late January, the Saab JAS-39E Gripen arrived in Finland for its flight evaluation as part of the “HX Challenge,” Finland’s search for its next fighter aircraft to augment and slowly replace its fleet of F/A-18C/D Hornets. Saab’s offering, as some commentators have remarked, is the last “eurocanard” to be evaluated in the HX program. It also comes “bundled” with the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft, which Saab mar... more »
This Fleet Of American Aircraft Carriers Took on a Typhoon (Bad Idea)
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* So what happened? *Key point:* Typhoons are monsters of nature. After two grueling months of action in the Pacific, Vice Admiral John S. “Slew” McCain’s powerful Task Force 38 retired in late November 1944 to the big Caroline Islands base of Ulithi Atoll for a 10-day breather. No one needed a break more than Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey, the feisty, hard-drinking commander of the U.S. Third Fleet, who had come under fire for leaving San Bernardino Strait unguarded during the great Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 23-26, 1944. Pacing... more »
The U.S. Navy's Smaller Ships Are Not Built To Handle Stormy Weather
Small surface ships will struggle in high seas U.S. Navy *Craig Hooper, Forbes:* *The U.S. Navy’s Future Fleet May Run Aground In Heavy Weather * The sea is a tough place, and, given that stormy seas often damage ships and endanger sailors, the U.S. Navy has habitually worked to keep vessels out of harm’s way since 1944. But over the past 30 years the Navy became so risk-averse that it has kept surface ships out of several “strategic-but-stormy” seas for decades. That retreat—and the general loss of sustained heavy-weather experience by the cost-conscious post-Cold War U.S. Navy—... more »
"The Limits of Force: A Bayonet in the Back Will Not Restore China's Economy"
*Click image for larger size.* *"The Limits of Force: * *A Bayonet in the Back Will Not Restore China's Economy"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Force cannot restore legitimacy, trust or confidence, nor can it magically erase the consequences of a still-unfolding national trauma. The Chinese authorities threatening to punish workers who refuse to return to work are getting a lesson in the limits of force in an unprecedented national trauma: a bayonet in the back will not restore the legitimacy and confidence that have been lost. There are two enormous blind spots in conventional media cove... more »
Covid Update: "French Death Toll Doubles On Monday; US Confirms 2nd Casualty As Gottlieb Warns Cases Already In The 'Low 1000s': Virus Updates"
*Mon, 03/02/2020 - 12:37: *”’Humanity Now Has A Common Enemy’: WHO Puts Virtue-Signaling Above Virus-Fighting; Italy Death Toll Hits 52: Live Updates” *Mar 2, 2020 10:26 a.m. ET: "*Coronavirus update: 89,197 cases, 3,048 deaths, worries about health care workers in Washington" *MAR 2, 2020 9:20 AM:* "'What Are The Odds?' - A Timeline Of Facts Linking Covid-19, HIV, & Wuhan's Secret Bio-Lab" "What are the odds that a SARS-like coronavirus with overlapping genetics from HIV mutated and crossed over into humans, next door to a laboratory which had been enhancing coronavirus with HIV... more »
The Sales Tax Bugaboo
Alberta is in a financial hole. And, Graham Thompson writes, the solution is obvious. It's as obvious as the chart in this year's provincial budget: On page 169 of the new Alberta provincial budget is a chart that drips with irony. It is an illustration that succinctly points out what’s right with the province … and what’s so very wrong. It is titled “Alberta’s Tax Advantage” and points out in a province-by-province comparison how much more money Alberta could collect each year if it had the same tax regime used in other provinces. What Kenney calls the province's advantage is t... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Elaborate unconventional warfare exercise set for undisclosed sites in North CarolinaTurkey Asks NATO to Join Its War Against Syria and Russia ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Can a French Touch Pierce a Neo-Orwellian Farce? North Korea’s Coronavirus Quarantine: More Effective Than Sanctions En cuarentena un Puticlub con 86 clientes tras el positivo en Coronavirus de una prostituta Almost 90 Percent Of Dolphin Population Killed Off By Overfishing Largest Submarine Aquifer Found World’s Top Ten Billionaires Worth More Than Poorest 85 Countries CombinedCuba's Rivers Run Clean After De... more »
Assange ‘Show’ Hearing Comes to an End, Along with Western Democracy
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing came to an end on Thursday; a trial which, according to his supporters bears all the hallmarks of a ‘show trial’ straight from the pages of a Kafka novel. The former Wikileaks editor, has already served around 13 years in arbitrary detention, despite not having been charged with any crime. If there was ever any confirmation of the helplessness of the individual in relation to the state, this was it. And if there was ever any demonstration needed that the West is moving away from democracy towards authoritarianism, this was it.
Anti-Muslim bigots to address AIPAC
Pastor Myles Holmes, an anti-Muslim and anti-gay bigot, is scheduled to speak about evangelical support for Israel at the conference of the powerful lobby group AIPAC on Monday.
The Armoured Glass Box is an Instrument of Torture
In Thursday’s separate hearing on allowing Assange out of the armoured box to sit with his legal team, I witnessed directly that Baraitser’s ruling against Assange was brought by her into court BEFORE she heard defence counsel put the arguments, and delivered by her entirely unchanged.
FoI reveals UK flying Reaper drone missions outside of operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed in response to an FoI request from Drone Wars UK that British Reaper drones are undertaking missions outside of Operation Shader, the UK’s military operation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The MoD has refused to say how many ‘non-Shader’ sorties there have been, or where they are taking place.
The Default of American Politics: The Perpetual and Never-ending Prospect of an Election Meltdown
For the symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2020). Franita Tolson I very much appreciate the opportunity to review Professor Rick Hasen’s timely and thoughtful book, *Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy*. The book does a great job of identifying some of the most pressing threats to our election system, and I do not think that voters sufficiently appreciate the seriousness of these threats. Many individuals assume that our democracy can sur... more »
Afghan Peace Comes With Caveats But Can’t Be Snuffed Out
The chasm between illusion and reality in politics remains perennial. Wars seldom ended according to the script of peace agreements. The fall of Saigon in April 1975 ending Vietnam War, with defeated Americans hastily retreating in helicopters from the rooftop of their embassy, was not anticipated in the Paris Peace […]
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Fernando Arce discusses how Doug Ford's attacks on labour create public health risks. And Amanda Mull writes about the futility of telling workers with no safety net to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, while Donald McNeil Jr. points out the obvious dangers of gagging the scientific community in the face of an impending pandemic. - Evan Smith highlights how any blather about a "free speech crisis" generally represents nothing but a right-wing attempt to protect bigotry from criticism while stifling any other points of v... more »
Authorities Announce Second Coronavirus Death in US
Health officials in Washington state said that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus.
Virus Fears Close Down France’s Famed Louvre Museum
The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France's Louvre Museum, with workers who guard its famous trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of tourists from around the world.
Naturgy leaves Egypt, ending its alliance with ENI in Unión Fenosa after almost 8 years of disputes
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 Naturgy has agreed with Eni and Egypt to end their dispute over Unión Fenosa (UFG), in which the Spanish and Italian firms own 50% each.
Liz Truss kick-starts UK-US trade talks
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
02-Mar-2020 The UK is publishing its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.
U.K.'s New Ballistic Submarines Will Have The Latest In Periscopes And Sonars
Artist impression of a Royal Navy Dreadnought-class SSBN. BAE Systems image. *Naval News*: *Thales UK to Supply Sonars & Periscopes for Royal Navy Dreadnought SSBNs* Contracts to develop the ‘eyes and ears’ of Dreadnought submarines will create 170 jobs and secure 350 more across the UK. BAE Systems Submarines, which is building four nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy, has awarded work worth around £330 million to Thales UK. *UK MoD press release* The Dreadnought sonar system will be developed at the global technology firm’s sites in Templecombe, Somerset, and Stockport. The p... more »
Tulsi on Syria & Turkey
Donald Trump needs to make it clear to NATO and Erdogan that the United States will not be dragged into a war with Russia by the aggressive, Islamist, expansionist dictator of Turkey, a so-called “NATO” ally. #StandWithTulsi
Tourist Photo Reveals Cuban Navy’s Secret Submarine
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) image analysis showing a Cuban submarine in Havana. This is part of a larger panorama taken by a tourist. Sahureka/H I Sutton *Forbes: **New Photo Reveals Cuban Navy’s Secret Submarine* When a tourist took a photo of Havana’s picturesque harbor, they didn’t realize the intelligence value of what they were capturing. Lurking in the shadows near a pier, and behind a palm tree, was one of the world’s least photographed submarines. It’s the Cuban Navy’s Delfin Class, and this is by far the clearest image of it to date. It is also evidence that it has... more »
How To Help An Adhd Child Focus On Homework
Read a guide or go to a movie or take a very long wander. A child’s success in the education and learning program is dependent greatly on reading through skills. Looking through comprehension is developed principally by carrying out a large amount of looking through, so a life-extended behavior of reading through gives any child a unique edge when they get to higher education research enable. A: Effectively, not long ago, I have to say that Professor Randy Pausch definitely will come to mind. His “The Past Lecture” speech was genuinely special and exceptional. I adore that his speech... more »
Michigan wholesale marijuana flower prices soar on tight supply, lack of community approvals
A tight supply of wholesale recreational marijuana flower in Michigan, one of the youngest adult-use markets in the U.S., is leading to higher-than-average prices as producers struggle to keep pace with growing demand. Michigan wholesale marijuana flower prices soar on tight supply, lack of community approvals is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
SANDERS/TURNER? SANDERS/GABBARD?
If we're to believe FiveThirtyEight, Bernie Sanders now has only a 21% chance of winning a majority of Democratic delegates -- although he's still the most likely candidate to come into the convention with a plurality. The odds will change after tomorrow -- Joe Biden is coming off a big win now, but Sanders is strong in California and several other Super Tuesday states, and it's possible that Mike Bloomberg's vote-getting ability is being underestimated, so we might continue to have a split anti-Sanders vote, with Sanders on his way to a significant delegate lead. What will the tick... more »
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