Ohio allows hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
drinkingwateradvisor, The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“I agree with the statement from Dr. Steven Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, that the decision about prescribing hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 should be between a doctor and a patient,” DeWine said in a statement. “Therefore, I … Continue reading →
Mark Tushnet and the "Next Age" Struggling to be Born
Sandy Levinson, Balkinization - 8 hours ago
For the Symposium on Mark Tushnet, Taking Back the Constitution: Activist Judges and the Next Age of American Law (Yale University Press 2020). It is, of course, no secret that Mark Tushnet has been for many years one of the most prolific—and consistently interesting—members of the American legal academy. (Indeed, the adjective “American” is misleading inasmuch as he is surely one of the leading students of comparative constitutional law in the world.) Therefore it is no surprise that TAKING BACK THE CONSTITUTION: ACTIVIST JUDGES AND THE NEXT AGE OF AMERICAN LAW offers a truly ill...
The Boss From Hell
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Paul Krugman writes that Donald Trump is every worker's nightmare -- the boss from hell: Such bosses have the reverse Midas touch — everything they handle turns to crud — but they’ll pull out every stop, violate every norm, to stay in that corner office. And they damage, sometimes destroy, the institutions they’re supposed to lead. Donald Trump is, of course, one of those bosses. Unfortunately, he’s not just a bad business executive. He is, God help us, the president. And the institution he may destroy is the United States of America. The evidence of Trump's failure is wide and ...
On Philosophy and Verbosity
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago
Philosophy thrives on verbosity—there has never been a good philosopher who has said exactly, or less than, what he meant.
The people with hidden immunity against Covid-19
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200716-the-people-with-hidden-protection-from-covid-19?ocid=twfut
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Insane! ONLINE Classes Only Open To Students Who Are Vaccinated* Online virtual classrooms in the State of Virginia are now requiring students who attend to be immunized against various illnesses despite the fact that the pupils will be taking classes from the comfort of their own home in what can only be considered a blatant push to inject poisonous toxins and metals into to bodies of schoolkids. The unconstitutional order comes after a high number of parents have refused to take their children to get their standard yearly cocktail dose of vaccines which during a non-COVID sch...
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*Green Prince Of Darkness….Exposed* Today we have a new Green Prince poised to plunge the western world into a self imposed darkness. This Prince first creates the fiction that Carbon causes climate change, then adds the fable that green energy exists which can dispel this nonexistent problem. The entire range of ‘green solutions’ are all nonsensical. We’ll limit this discussion to just solar cells and batteries, saving bio-fuels and windmills for another time. The Sun Gives Us Nothing for Free As alluring as the premise may be, the promise of solar energy is not free. The...
Henderson on the Ingraham Angle
David Henderson, Econlib - 16 hours ago
I was on Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox News Channel Thursday night to discuss my op/ed in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal. I would give highlights but the interview lasts only 4 minutes. We hit the main themes of my WSJ op/ed. One point I was hoping we would get to is my point that I […] The post Henderson on the Ingraham Angle appeared first on Econlib.
Can U.S. Air Force Bombers Deliver in a War with Russia or China?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, United States* U.S. Air Force leaders are making a decided push to ensure future war planners fully accommodate the importance of long-range bomber strike capability given the emerging international configuration of major-power adversary threats. U.S. Air Force leaders are making a decided push to ensure future war planners fully accommodate the importance of long-range bomber strike capability given the emerging international configuration of major-power adversary threats. While there will always be a need for close-in attack platforms and technologies...
Meet 5 of the Strangest Cold War Super Weapons America Never Built
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* [image: By NASA - Cropped from:http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/XB-70/Large/http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/Photo/XB-70/HTML/ECN-792.htmlhttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/XB-70/index.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.] Ever heard of the B-70 Valkyrie? *Key point: *These new weapon systems might have been game changers. But America built plenty of other good, long-lasting tools to ensure dominance. Weapons die for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes they happen at the wrong time, either in the ...
Could the U.S. Air Force End up with 180 New B-21 Stealth Bombers?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Fact: America has only 20 B-2 bombers. Just how many new B-21 Raiders will the Air Force end up with? It is by no means impossible to envision a U.S. Air Force fleet of as many as 150-to-180 new B-21 bombers, should the service’s force-size vision come to fruition by virtue of the pace and success of construction, new requirements driven by threats and of course budget availability. Air Force senior leaders are looking to expand upon earlier plans for the B-21 which called for 80-to-100 of the bombers and a broader related effort to stay on course to m...
Medact July Newsletter 2020
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
We kicked off July with the launch of our new report on the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare, and there’s been lots more activity since!
Astra Zeneca to Be Exempt from Coronavirus Vaccine Liability in Most Countries-Informed Consent?
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*(Reuters) - AstraZeneca has been granted protection from future product liability claims related to its COVID-19 vaccine hopeful by most of the countries with which it has struck supply agreements, a senior executive told Reuters. * *“This is a unique situation where we as a company simply cannot take the risk if in ... four years the vaccine is showing side effects,”** Ruud Dobber, a member of Astra’s senior executive team, told Reuters. * *A virus circulating is not "unique". It's commonplace. * *“In the contracts we have in place, we are asking for indemnification. For most...
Is Covid-19 changing our relationships?
Alex Reddle, The Duran - 16 hours ago
Dating is as old as civilization. After all, singles getting together in a diverse range of social settings, then embarking on relationships, is why a huge percentage of us are here! But even if dating is a constant activity, the methods are always evolving. In 2020 almost one-third of Americans regularly use a dating site, […]
The leading CEOs of Big Tech sure had their deception down pat in Congress [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 16 hours ago
Breitbart News’ Lucas Nolan took no prisoners in his assessment of the House Judiciary Committee hearing of the most powerful Tech CEO’s in the United States. These leaders, representing Apple, Google (Youtube), Amazon and Facebook (WhatsApp), were well prepared to lie to a committee that itself had divided goals. It could be, and has been, […]
"It shouldn't be a debate. I don't know why we are debating"
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Mac, on the open thread, has spotted a very telling piece on the BBC News website: Really interesting article from the Wales section: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53503288 Interesting because of what one of the activists says about Black Lives Matter: "It shouldn't be a debate. I don't know why we are debating. But I do believe discussions need to be had with people that don't have the understanding because it's beyond their experience." Which, I think, makes sense of much of the Beeb's reporting on this (and other issues.) Note how the article itself has a headline about ...
Singapore: COVID-19 Patients Have T-Cell Immunity
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*21WIRE + MIMS* | There is a growing plethora of scientific evidence which demonstrates how other layers of adaptive immunity are being used to fight off the virus.
Eid Mubarak
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Pendle, Lancashire (of witches and lockdown fame) With lockdown restrictions being eased in Leicester, just prior to Eid, the Government has imposed lockdown restriction across parts of East Lancashire (though not my part of it), West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, also just prior to Eid. From that you could draw the conclusion that such decisions are based on local spikes in Covid-19 infections. Now, it could also be that the measures up North were brought it with the gatherings in homes associated with Eid in mind, given the sheer number of people involved, but it's a big, po...
The art of conversation
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
John Simpson & KC What better to kick off the weekend that reading John Simpson crossing verbal swords with a Corbynista. It began in March and continued last night and this morning: *John Simpson*: I’ve warned for some years now that the concerted attacks on the BBC would end in its destruction. Only a determined few want this to happen. The rest are unthinkingly caught up in the mud-slinging, or feel powerless. If you want the BBC to survive, now’s the time to speak up. *KC*: It was only a determined few, but over the past couple of years the BBC News misrepresentation of C...
If we have a God — He must be a pacifist
John Ellis, The Duran - 20 hours ago
For a harmless God would surely have a harmless heaven, and everyone in it created with a grateful harmless nature. And God would have no need to ever use force. For everyone would have a grateful conviction that they deserve less, giving them compassion and charity toward those who have less. And a grateful happiness […]
Mayhem In Florida, As Trump And DeSantis Drag The Republican Party Down With Them
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
In their most recent polling, Change Research found that "preference for Democratic leadership on COVID-19 is clear when you see voters’ reactions to the way their governors are handling COVID-19. Republican Governors who have listened to the President on COVID-19 are underwater in the handling of the virus, while majorities approve of the way their governor is handling the outbreak in states governed by Democratic Governors." They were looking across a spectrum of half a dozen battleground states: You will quickly notice that the two states with the most horrific COVID-collaps...
Colombia May Allow Workers to Tap Private Retirement Fund Savings
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia is the latest Latin American country considering a plan to let workers tap private pension savings, a move intended to soften the slump in consumer spending, but which risks worsening some of the world’s deepest stock market slumps. A bill sent to congress this week would allow some Colombians […] The post Colombia May Allow Workers to Tap Private Retirement Fund Savings appeared first on The Rio Times.
AWAY FOR A BIT
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
I'm taking some time off -- I'll be back in a week (possibly sooner). But some favorite guest bloggers will be here, so stop by.
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate Presidents Amplify Powers During Pandemic
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the suspension of the operation of the National Congress's specialized committees, the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, and of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, have been concentrating unprecedented power since taking command of the two Houses. For four months now, it has been up to . . […] The post Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate Presidents Amplify Powers During Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
IADB: Investment in Digital Infrastructure Will Generate Big Windfall for Latin America
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) charts a course for a massive infrastructure transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean through gains in efficiency, use of digital technologies, and a focus on quality and affordability of consumer services rather than structures. Even small improvements in service efficiency […] The post IADB: Investment in Digital Infrastructure Will Generate Big Windfall for Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. high-tech spy base in Australia
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Pine Gap is one of Australia's most secret sites, and the Australian government doesn't even know about all of the operations on the base. Pine Gap is mainly operated and controlled by various US military and intelligence agencies: CIA, NSA, DIA, Air Force, Army, Navy, etc. There is even a secret room in which Australian's aren't allowed to enter. Learn more from the Global Network's latest video by board member Will Griffin.
Government Concedes Absence of Barrier Against Covid-19 in Eight Indigenous Territories
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government conceded to the Supreme Court (STF) that eight indigenous lands do not have any kind of health barrier to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus to isolated or recently contacted Indians. The official . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Government Concedes Absence of Barrier Against Covid-19 in Eight Indigenous Territories appeared first on The Rio Times.
This Picture Will Never Happen Again: Why There Will Never Be Another D-Day
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Even 70 years later, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944—D-Day—is awe-inspiring. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It’s not that amphibious landings will never happen again. But a D-Day invasion fleet? Tens of thousands of troops storming ashore under heavy enemy fire? If you want to see that, watch Saving Private Ryan. Even 70 years later, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944—D-Day—is awe-inspiring. The statistics alone boggle the mind. Seven thousand ships, 12,000 aircraft and 160,000 troops. All conc...
Chinese Bombers Are Training for War in the South China Sea
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* Attacks on surface ships, long-distance strike, night landings, surveillance and weapons release were all practiced in the skies above the South China Sea by China’s now revealed H-6J bomber, a large weapons systems designed years ago to carpet bomb, destroy large, fixed targets and soften up enemy fortifications for land assault. Attacks on surface ships, long-distance strike, night landings, surveillance and weapons release were all practiced in the skies above the South China Sea by China’s now revealed H-6J bomber, a large weapons systems desig...
Brazil Reopens International Air Travel to Foreign Tourists
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been banned since March, even as its coronavirus outbreak ranks as the world's second-worst. Tourists from all countries can travel to Brazil as long as they have health insurance for the duration of their trip, the government said in […] The post Brazil Reopens International Air Travel to Foreign Tourists appeared first on The Rio Times.
Guilt, Anger, Economic Freedom, Non-Bravery? Government Testing at Yale on Covid Shot Messaging
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Who wants to see the sausage being made? Below are excerpts and a link from the ClinicalTrials.gov study being conducted by YALE testing which messages will convince Americans to take the Covid shot(s.) COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging, Part 1: This study...
Americans Arm Themselves at Record Speed; Brazil Follows Trend
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the United States, fear of the coronavirus pandemic and concern over social and political unrest after an explosion of anti-racism protests has boosted gun purchases at a record pace. Industry analysts estimate that some three million guns have been sold since March, overwhelming manufacturers' supply chains. Unlike previous peaks, […] The post Americans Arm Themselves at Record Speed; Brazil Follows Trend appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mexico’s Covid-19 Death Toll Becomes Third Highest Worldwide
Newsfeed, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus deaths rose to 46,688 on Friday, health ministry data showed, placing the country’s death toll from the pandemic at third highest in the world, overtaking Britain, according to a Reuters tally. The health ministry registered 8,458 new cases, a record for a single day, as well […] The post Mexico’s Covid-19 Death Toll Becomes Third Highest Worldwide appeared first on The Rio Times.
UK Expert: ‘Taboo’ Herd Immunity May Be Only Long-term Solution to COVID19 Issue
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*21WIRE + Telegraph* | How long will public health officials deny natural immunity in their dogged pursuit of synthetic immunity?
Latin America to Experience ‘Most Brutal Recession in History’, Alerts ECLAC
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The economic reactivation of Latin America will have to wait. A new report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) alerts that unless the Covid-19 contagion curve is flattened as soon as possible, the consequences will be devastating. The […] The post Latin America to Experience ‘Most Brutal Recession in History’, Alerts ECLAC appeared first on The Rio Times.
Saturday Snippet: Urban terrorism in the USA
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
While writing several blog articles over the past week or two about the current riots in many US cities, I was led to a book by Bryan Burrough titled "Days of Rage". It describes the urban terrorism that flourished in this country during the 1970's. I wasn't aware that things had been that bad, as I wasn't in this country at the time (I came to America in the late 1990's). Reading Mr. Burrough's book has been eye-opening. In a sense, the urban unrest we're seeing today is merely the 1960's and 1970's *redux*, although on a larger scale with more people - not surprising, as the...
Hols
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We’re off to the wilds of Scotland for a week (well, Dalbeattie anyway). I’ve had reports that the broadband is a bit dickie where we staying, so don’t be surprised if you don’t hear from me!
Aussies Pull Plug On Zoe!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The car nobody wants! Indeed, over the same period, Australians bought two-and-a-half times more Rolls-Royces (158), seven times as many Lamborghinis (457), and 12 times as many Ferraris (818) than Renault Zoe electric cars. In an online briefing with media, Renault Australia executives blamed absent government incentives for the […]
Alaska sea ice show little sign of melting
drinkingwateradvisor, The Drinking Water Advisor - 19 hours ago
High Summer Open Thread
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
By Chas Jacobs As August begins, it's time for a new open thread. Thanks for all your comments.
“What Are You Afraid Of? Face It,” Says Bolsonaro About Coronavirus Deaths
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro suggested on Friday, July 31st, during a visit to Bagé, in Rio Grande do Sul, that people should face Covid-19, given that "you are all going to catch it one day", he said. Over 91 thousand people have already died because of the coronavirus in the country. […] The post “What Are You Afraid Of? Face It,” Says Bolsonaro About Coronavirus Deaths appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Film By the U.S. Navy Revealed Plans to Use Chemical Weapons During the Cold War
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * During the early years of the Cold War, the Pentagon heavily prepared to use — and defend against — new and improved poison and germ weapons. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention and the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention now bans these horrible weapons. During the early years of the Cold War, the Pentagon heavily prepared to use — and defend against — new and improved poison and germ weapons. Now we have detailed look at those plans from a newly declassified 1952 U.S. Navy training film. Earlier in October 201...
Argentina Starts Clinical Trial with Hyperimmune Equine Serum in Covid-19 Patients
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To trigger Covid-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects lung cells and other organs through a protein that binds to a receptor. This portion of the virus (the receptor-binding domain - RBD) has been injected by Argentinean scientists into horses, which produced high doses of antibodies with the ability to neutralize the […] The post Argentina Starts Clinical Trial with Hyperimmune Equine Serum in Covid-19 Patients appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fiocruz Alerts to Potential Second Covid-19 Wave in Rio, Ceará, and Maranhão States
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) is alerting to a potential second wave of Covid-19 in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, and Maranhão. This probability is reported in a bulletin released on Thursday, July 30th, by Infogripe, the system monitoring the occurrence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) […] The post Fiocruz Alerts to Potential Second Covid-19 Wave in Rio, Ceará, and Maranhão States appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil is Among the Countries With Most Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Reserved
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey conducted by Quartz points out that Brazil is one of the countries with the largest numbers of reserved Covid-19 vaccine doses. There are currently 220 million in total, 120 million from China's Sinovac, developed with the Butantan Institute, and 100 million from Oxford University, which has a partnership […] The post Brazil is Among the Countries With Most Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Reserved appeared first on The Rio Times.
Further to Arthur T's post...
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Andrew Neil isn't overly impressed with the new artwork on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth: Will he be toppling it?
Gringo View: A Light In The Isolation Tunnel
Peter Rosenwald, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) There is very little positive to gather from these months of isolation. In fact, when it is over, it is hardly likely to go down as a high point in any of our lives. But there may be an inspirational light at the end of this long tunnel. Perhaps […] The post Gringo View: A Light In The Isolation Tunnel appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19: Brazil Records 1,212 Deaths and 52,383 Cases in the Past 24 Hours (July 31st)
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has reached 92,475 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are still 3,529 deaths in research. The data are from the Ministry of Health's daily balance released yesterday, July 31st. The body received 1,212 new records from state Secretariats in the past 24 hours. The balance shows 2,662,485 confirmed cases […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Records 1,212 Deaths and 52,383 Cases in the Past 24 Hours (July 31st) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trump Suggests ‘Delaying Election’ Due to Postal Vote – Will COVID Decide 2020 Race?
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 18 hours ago
*21WIRE* | President's tweet draws Republican resistance as the media swarm the incumbent in another controversy.
Chinese Communist Fishery Practices
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The Chinese Communist Party’s fishing fleet essentially strip-mines the ocean, destroying the fish population wherever it goes. Their depredations in the South China Sea are well known and where they go, they bring the Chinese Coast Guard to defend their fishing fleet. It’s big business. Now they’ve turned their attention to Ecuador and the […] The post Chinese Communist Fishery Practices appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Why Did Nazi Germany Build "Pocket" Battleships?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* [image: By Royal Navy official photographer - IWMCollections IWM Photo No.:MH 2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4111462] Did they even work well? *Key point:* These ships were not too bad, but Berlin had limited resources. They weren't as powerful as other warships and Nazi Germany didn't build many of them. The Treaty of Versailles drastically limited the size of the postwar Kriegsmarine, precluding Germany from owning any dreadnought battleships. The Germans could keep (and replace) pre-dreadnought vessels of t...
Boston Bomber Wins Appeal: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Overturns Death Penalty Due to Bias Jury
21wire, 21st Century Wire - 19 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Judge: "I have never borne witness to a case with pretrial publicity more 'extreme' or 'extraordinary' than this one."
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 19 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Domestic violence complaints peaked in red zones during lockdown: Study Ocasio-Cortez Could Deal A Fatal Blow To U.S. Oil Pipelines Scientists Just Released a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine Under a Creative Commons License Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of Voting 2005 chloroquine study had nothing to do with COVID-19 and the drug wasn’t given to humans IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT - The 2005 study wasn’t published by the NIH and didn’t prove chloroquine was effective against “COVID-1” because that’s not a real disease. - The study fou...
Historic Snowstorms in Patagonia Bury Sheep Alive and Leave Entire Cities Without Power
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 20 hours ago
Record-breaking temperatures of 23-below as well as brutal snow-accumulation of 5+feet are delivering Patagonia its "cruelest winter of the last 20 years". The post Historic Snowstorms in Patagonia Bury Sheep Alive and Leave Entire Cities Without Power appeared first on Electroverse.
Watching CO2 feed the world
David Wojick, CFACT - 20 hours ago
Plants turn CO2 into the food we eat to live and grow on. "You can't live on air" is a common saying but that is just what we do; we live on air and water. The post Watching CO2 feed the world appeared first on CFACT.
Small Lab Makes Big Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion Tech
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is finally getting much better publicity. What makes this compelling is that the plasma converts a fusion energy surplus directly into electricity. The actual device is elegent and is improving as they scale it up. The whole system once fully mastered will also compact nicely which makes it a power source for space craft. Easily sufficient to also power military laserrs and ultimately plasma torpedos which also serve to store excess production of energy. This is the one you want to watch. On earth we actually do not need this. We have geothermal and atmospheric pre...
How I Discovered the Benefits of Quinine
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This item is a conversation eight years old. no controversy then. He also clarifies making your own quinine fluid from grapefruit peels. You want to use the whole rind including the bitter pith. Thus peel the grapefruit and collect all the bitter parts. Chop it all up and simmer in water for two hours. Drain out the liquid. That is your quinine water. Even better, consume the fruit then cut up the rest and bring to a boil and then simmer. This is even less mess. Store the liquid or even liquor in the fridge until you need to use it for a cold... *MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012*...
BBC Climate Documentary: “How they Made Us Doubt Everything”
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The proper position to have regarding all scientific consensus is a position of rational doubt. You are always looking for the counter example Otherwise you are no scientist. That search means looking at data. The data on climate has not trended anywhere close to the edges of its Holocene channel of plus or minu one degree. The actually makes it impossible to state an actual trend except in the extreme short term and even thaqt is tentative. All claims to a trend should be automatically doubted just because we are lost before we began. . I\n the meantime this unfocused cl...
Qanon - Planned CCP Insurgency with DEMs
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
What we have been seeing and experiencing is a planned Marxist Revolution in support of the DEEP STATE who has been losing everywhere and badly. We win, they lose.. It is still a sorry specticle to observe. Recall this is Mil Intel appreciation of what is happening. I had come to similar conclusions and what is added is a clear decalration of CCP involvement i only suspected. I anticipate that we will learn that the CCP also facilitated Justin Trudeau's election as well. We have always seen the footprints of a larger picture that included Barack in partciular. It continues ...
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
*by Noah* Remember going to the movies? Saturday at the movies? That's sooo pre-COVID-19! Yeah, I know there's some Drive-In places but going out to see a new movie is pretty risky now, even if you can find one. Fear not, though. The movie depicted in tonight's meme is playing on your TV, 24 hours a day! Complete with corporate sponsors!
Why the U.S. Navy Needs Diesel Submarines Now
James Holmes, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E91M114F01&share=true] They are quieter and in some ways better than nuclear-powered subs. *Key Point: *The more advanced kinds of diesel submarines are actually pretty powerful. In fact, America's allies have used them to great effect in war games and they are cheaper to build and maintain. Among the more-than-ample reasons for acquiring a flotilla of diesel-electric submarines for the U.S. Navy: SSKs could help deter war by demonstrating American resiliency sh...
Before The AC-130, America's B-25G Mitchell Rained Down Tank Shells From The Sky
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * A difficulty with the B-25 was that it remained very difficult to accurately strike ships with unguided gravity bombs or malfunction-prone torpedoes. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Ultimately, the cannon-armed bomber failed to prevail not because it could not be done, but because it was not the most efficient solution for the job. Afterall, cannons are cost-efficient ways to sustain barrages over time—but combat pilots often only have a brief window in time to expend their weaponry. It’s an axiom in military aviation that for all their pote...
Iran vs. Israel War: Pray to God It Never Happens
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC2R9D908KV7&share=true] Not a war that should be fought if it can be avoided. *Key Point: *Israel might have a better military, but attacking Iran successfully would be very difficult. It would also raise the possibility of other conflicts elsewhere. Worries over war in the Middle East have largely shifted away from the tense relationship between Iran and Israel. Turkey’s ongoing conflict with the Kurds and Iran’s own jousting with Saudi Arabia have taken cen...
Murder: Hitler's Bad Decisions Turned Eastern Europe Into Utter Hell
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Even if they could have reached terms, neither Germany nor the USSR could have regarded a cease-fire as anything but a temporary expedient. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The assumptions that underlay the German war, and the arguments that justified it to the German public, made it nearly impossible to adopt the only strategy that might have had a chance of working. Knocking the USSR out of the war in the same way that they had knocked France out of the war was almost impossible given geographic reality. Yet, by the end of 1941 Germany faced an ...
North Korea's Secret Lethal Weapon: Its Special Forces
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* North Korea has likely the largest special-forces organization in the world, numbering two hundred thousand men—and women—trained in unconventional warfare. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *North Korean special forces have evolved from a nuisance force designed to stage attacks in the enemy’s rear into something far more dangerous. One of the most vital parts of North Korea’s war machine is one that relies the most on so-called “soldier power” skills. North Korea has likely the largest special-forces organization in the world, numbering two hu...
Five Most Popular Posts In July
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 20 hours ago
Are the months of the Coronavirus crisis whizzing by or dragging themselves out? Whatever the case, a whole month has passed since we last did one of these. Which posts made the popular cut in July? 1. The Weakness of Starmerism 2. Obligation and Class Consciousness 3. On Jeremy Corbyn's Defence Fund 4. Why are the Tories Invulnerable? 5. The Biopolitics of Herd Immunity Critical Keir studies does the job yet again with the vacancy at the heart of the Labour leader's politics on the receiving end of the analytical scalpel. Coming second was a brief meditation on the breakdown of fami...
Patagonia reels from one of its worst winters in 20 years, agricultural emergency declared
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
Residents in South America's Patagonia region are experiencing one of the area's harshest winters in the last 20 years. Intense rains, heavy snowfall, and below-freezing temperatures also affected the agricultural sector, prompting authorities to declare an...... Read more »
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