Thomson recalls all onions from the entire U.S. because of link to Salmonella Newport outbreak
Coral Beach, Food Safety News - 6 hours ago
Thomson International Inc. is recalling all of its onions, regardless of color, from all 50 states. Similar to a recall in Canada, the U.S. recall is because of links to a Salmonella Newport outbreak that has sickened a total of 510 people across both countries. Of the infected people, 396 are from 34 U.S. states.... Continue Reading
Frontline Doctor Stella: “I should let people die because I’m scared of Anthony Fauci? I should let people die because I’m scared of the WHO? I’m not scared of any of them. I’m not going to let people die.”
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
Dr. Stella Immanuel, one of the Frontline Doctors that appeared in Washington D.C. last week where their press conference, and Dr. Immanuel's testimony that "Nobody needs to die from COVID" with her example of treating 350 patients with COVID and ZERO fatalities, went viral with over 20 million views, before Big Tech censored the doctors and scrubbed all of their videos from the Internet, was interviewed in her home city, Houston, on Saturday by Clicked2Houston.com. You can watch the final edited version where local Houston media obviously felt compelled to give Dr. Anthony Fauci a...
Can the anti-Netanyahu protests grow into a larger movement?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 6 hours ago
Demonstrations have yet to draw a connection between Netanyahu’s personal abuses of office and the systemic corruption of Israeli politics, with the occupation its beating heart
Frontline Doctor Stella: “I should let people die because I’m scared of Anthony Fauci? I should let people die because I’m scared of the WHO? I’m not scared of any of them. I’m not going to let people die.”
Admin, Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
Dr. Stella Immanuel, one of the Frontline Doctors that appeared in Washington D.C. last week where their press conference, and Dr. Immanuel's testimony that "Nobody needs to die from COVID" with her example of treating 350 patients with COVID and ZERO fatalities, went viral with over 20 million views, before Big Tech censored the doctors and scrubbed all of their videos from the Internet, was interviewed in her home city, Houston, on Saturday by Clicked2Houston.com. You can watch the final edited version where local Houston media obviously felt compelled to give Dr. Anthony Fauci a...
Let’s follow the example John Lewis lived
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 7 hours ago
The following is necessarily short, as my local newspaper was kind enough to print it in its “Letters to the Editor” section this morning. Watching the memorial service for Congressman John Lewis, I noticed the words kind, caring and courageous … Continue reading →
Congo doctor and Nobel laureate quits Covid team over false death records
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 7 hours ago
Climate Change: Are We Really Doomed in the Worst Case?
Robert McLachlan, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Robert McLachlan* *Climate Change, World* Humanity is not doomed, not now or even in a worst-case scenario in 2030. But avoiding doom—either the end or widespread collapse of civilisation—is setting a pretty low bar. *“Is humanity doomed? If in 2030 we have not reduced emissions in a way that means we stay under say 2℃ (I’ve frankly given up on 1.5℃), are we doomed then?” * Humanity is not doomed, not now or even in a worst-case scenario in 2030. But avoiding doom — either the end or widespread collapse of civilisation — is setting a pretty low bar. We can aim much higher than ...
Gotham City Digest: Expanded Sunday edition
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
(Obey the baby Jebus or you will look like Charles Darwin.) ------------------------------ Uh, no you didn't, Donnie Dumbo. And Hillary's not running again. Now go see the nice lady with the little paper cup. ------------------------------ While this in and of itself doesn't prove the Old World Order is quite dead yet, this IS nonetheless quite an interesting development in the right wing media world and shows a more moderate world order is coming. ------------------------------ I'm still waiting for Elizabeth Cady Stanton's name to come up. "I've decided that Ms. ...
People have been so spooked by the state-sanctioned Project Fear that they believe TENS OF MILLIONS have died from Covid-19
Norman Lewis, null - 5 hours ago
[image: undefined] The perception of the risks of the Covid-19 crisis are now so exaggerated that it demonstrates how fear has become the only true enduring reality of the pandemic. The gap between the reality and perception around Covid risks – almost a factor of 100 – shows how state-sanctioned “fake news” – Project Fear – has come to dominate the public imagination and is negatively impacting how we manage the crisis. A Research Report, “Covid-19 Opinion Tracker, edition”, published on 27 July 2020, by Kekst CNC, a global strategic communications company which is part of the Pu...
Australia's Victoria Province And Second Largest City Declares A State Of Disaster And A Curfew Because Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Melbourne turns into a ghost town on the first night of curfew after desperate Dan Andrews announced Stage 4 lockdown that will cost $9BILLION and 'hundreds of thousands' of jobs - as NSW is warned the next three weeks are 'make or break'* * Melbourne entered stage four lockdown curfews with residents confined to their homes from 8pm to 5am * Heart of Melbourne's CBD was a ghost town on Sunday night with deserted streets and restaurants * Night curfews will continue for six weeks until at least September 13 after almost 700 new cases on Sunday * Hundreds ...
On preemptive action
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 5 hours ago
Others have rightly pointed out Norlaine Thomas' thread about the threat Stephen Harper and his acolytes pose to the *Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms*. But I'll take the opportunity to expand on the prospect of stopping that crusade in its tracks in Saskatchewan's provincial election (which, to be clear, is scheduled for October 26). First, there's more than just an outside chance of a vote for change. While the Saskatchewan Party has generally remained ahead in the polls (other than after the 2017 budget which resulted in Brad Wall fleeing the scene), this fall's election w...
China Update
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 6 hours ago
China in Focus: (video) The Bamboo Locust Plague has hit China and authorities say that it will have to be accepted as the “new normal.” Chinese Civilian Passports are being invalidated and reissued to insure that only the “right kind of people” are allowed to leave. Weather Warnings and continued flooding in China continue […] The post China Update appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
The Ends of Scottish Labour
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
What is Scottish Labour for? It persistently languishes third in opinion polling and calls for the leader, Richard Leonard, to step down are almost as routine as those who accompanyied Jeremy Corbyn every day of his leadership. With the disappearance of his Tory counterpart, Jackson Carlaw, into the night these demands are only going to mount. And yet, if Leonard does decide to step down how will that fix things? His personal ratings aren't great, but if he's replaced by his deputy - *ancien regime* veteran Jackie Baillie is in the frame - what plan does she have, or anyone have for...
Anti-Kremlin Protests Continue In Russia's Far East For A Fourth Weekend
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Anti-Kremlin protest in Russia's far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend* KHABAROVSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend in protest at President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a local political crisis. Residents of Khabarovsk, around 3,800 miles (6,110 km) and seven time zones east of Moscow, are unhappy about the July 9 detention of Sergei Furgal, the wider region’s popular governor, who was arrested on murder charges he denies. His detention, which his s...
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 8/2/20"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 8/2/20" * *- Frequently **Updated* Please visit these sites often for the very latest information. ○ *"Americans Will Be Living With The Coronavirus For Decades"* ○ 8/2/20 By Remy Tumin and Elijah Walker • "New coronavirus cases are picking up at a dangerous pace in much of the Midwest and in areas that had seen apparent progress. The seven-day average for new infections is hovering around 65,000 for two weeks in what amounts to a second wave of cases. The U.S. recorded more than 1.9 million new infections in July, nearly 42 percent of the more than 4.5 m...
Will Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Be Defeated When Voters Go To The Polls On August 9?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*NPR:* *A 37-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Challenges The Longtime Leader Of Belarus* In Belarus, a 37-year-old political novice is giving Europe's longest-serving leader a run for his money. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is challenging Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 65, in an unexpectedly contentious election set for Aug. 9. An English translator and mother of two, Tikhanovskaya decided to run after her husband, a popular blogger, was jailed in May. "I don't need power, but my husband is behind bars," Tikhanovskaya told a giant campaign rally in the capital Minsk on Thurs...
So What’s With Those Weird Seed Packets from China?
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 7 hours ago
Oddities in the Chinese seeds story (and yes, people planted them).
Musical Interlude: Gandalf, “Once in a Star-Brightened Night”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Gandalf, “Once in a Star-Brightened Night”
Mail-in voting fails the test — ripe for corruption
drinkingwateradvisor, The Drinking Water Advisor - 7 hours ago
TikTok and the Law: A Primer (In Case You Need to Explain Things to Your Teenager)
RChesney, Lawfare - 7 hours ago
The Tik Tok application open on someone's phone (Pikist/https://www.pikist.com/free-photo-ikken). TikTok is in serious trouble, and teenagers across the land are demanding answers about the legal frameworks at issue. Well, maybe they are not exactly focused on the legal issues. But in case you are, here’s an explainer. 1. What is TikTok, and why is it in the news? Never used TikTok? It is an acquired taste, but it is addictively entertaining once you acclimate to it. In brief, it’s a video-hosting app for user-generated content. It’s a bit like a social-media-inflected Youtube ...
A Personal Note
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 8 hours ago
Seven missing U.S. Marines and US Navy Corpsman are now presumed dead and a 40-hour search operation has been suspended following a training accident off the coast of California on Thursday. “All eight service members are presumed deceased. The 15th MEU [Marine Expeditionary Unit] and the ARG [Amphibious Ready Group] leadership determined that there was […] The post A Personal Note appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Geography of the Ice Age – Fantastic video
Robert, Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
Climate change is normal. In fact, the climate has been in flux for our entire evolutionary history. We have witnessed two glaciations as a species and have experienced the Eemian Interglacial when conditions were similar to today (probably even warmer). . . During the last glacial, about 25 percent of the world’s landmass was covered ... Read more Geography of the Ice Age – Fantastic video The post Geography of the Ice Age – Fantastic video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Hi It's Stupid: Preoperational
Yastreblyansky, No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
Illustration by Andrew Couts via Daily Dot. .....Our massive testing capability, rather than being praised, is used by the Lamestream Media and their partner, the Do Nothing Radical Left Democrats, as a point of scorn. This testing, and what we have so quickly done, is used as a Fake News weapon. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2020 We have more Cases because we do more Testing. It’s Lamestream Media Gold! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2020 Wrong! We have more cases because we have tested far more than any other country, 60,000,000. If we te...
Iran unveils first aircraft used for first response operations
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Iran unveils first aircraft used for first response operations] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – On Sunday, the first Iranian fast response drone vehicle with special communications equipment based on advanced technologies was unveiled. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the Iranian vehicle is equipped with advanced technologies, including surveillance balloons with operational capacity in all circumstances of accidents, natural disasters and crisis areas. The agency quoted by the Director General of Communications and Information Technology in the Iranian p...
Egypt slams Turkey’s attack on their territorial rights in eastern Mediterranean
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
[image: Egypt slams Turkey’s attack on their territorial rights in eastern Mediterranean] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, that it objects to what was mentioned in the navigational warning issued by Turkey regarding the deployment of a Turkish ship for seismic. Commenting on this warning, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez expressed Egypt’s objection to the interference of Point No. 8 mentioned in the navigation warning with the Egyptian exclusive economic zone. He stressed that this measure is not consistent with the United Natio...
ISIS surprise attack kills several Syrian soldiers in western Deir Ezzor
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: ISIS surprise attack kills several Syrian soldiers in western Deir Ezzor] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – A number of soldiers from the National Defense Forces (NDF) were killed on Saturday by an attack carried out by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist group in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to reports, the NDF troops in western Deir Ezzor suffered six casualties (four dead and two wounded) after the Islamic State launched a surprise attack on their positions. The Islamic State carried out the surprise attack on the newly National Defense Forc...
Excellent webinar on Medicare4All - educational & inspiring
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
In "Improved Medicare for All: Universal Single-Payer Health Care", independent Green U.S. Senate candidate Lisa Savage hosts former Green congressional candidate and universal healthcare advocate Dr. Margaret Flowers, Maine AllCare’s Dr. Bill Clark, and recovery and harm reduction advocate Glenn Simpson for a wide-ranging discussion on the growing demand for a health care system that puts people over profit, and why both health care practitioners and the public increasingly agree that Improved Medicare for All is the solution we need. Lisa Savage is convening a series of policy-...
5 Lessons The First Gulf War Has To Teach Us
James Jay Carafano, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, * This war changed the world. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The first Gulf War is perhaps distant enough in time now that it can be reconsidered with less of the angst or adrenaline that often clouds our assessment of current affairs. In that respect, it may offer even more useful lessons now than those America tried to learn 25 years ago—lessons that are as applicable as ever. In the summer of 1990, U.S. forces began flooding into the Middle East. By the following February, they were on their way home. The war over how to interpret the war ...
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"It's easy to get lost following the intricate strands of the Spaghetti Nebula. A supernova remnant cataloged as Simeis 147 and Sh2-240, the glowing gas filaments cover nearly 3 degrees- 6 full moons- on the sky. That's about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud's estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. This sharp composite includes image data taken through a narrow-band filter to highlight emission from hydrogen atoms tracing the shocked, glowing gas. *Click image for larger size.* The supernova remnant has an estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from the mass...
"What Foolish Forgetfulness..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, so all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last. You have all the fears of mortals and all the desires of immortals… What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to defer wise resolutions to the fiftieth or sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained." - Denis Diderot
Free Download: Teilhard de Chardin, “The Phenomenon of Man”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*“The Incredible Potential of Unexpectedness”* by Chet Raymo “The Jesuit scientist/mystic Teilhard de Chardin imagined what he called a "noosphere" (from the Greek word for "mind") as the next stage of terrestrial evolution- an envelope of pure human thought embracing the planet. This would be the inevitable result of human progress on a spherical Earth of finite surface area. We rub up against each other. We are stimulated by proximity. Railroads and airplanes extend the range of our interaction. Better still (he wrote), "thanks to the prodigious biological event represented by t...
meet Dr./Col. Wu-Chan Cao
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 7 hours ago
5-11-20 In his official biography Wu-Chan Cao is pictured in his military uniform and it states he has the “rank of colonel”. “Now the director of the Institute of Microbiology and epidemiology, Military Medical Science Academy of the PLA, director of the State Key Laboratory of pathogen and Biosecurity,” it states. Colonel Cao also sits on the board for the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Scientific Advisory Committee of Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, according to its website…. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s analysis of Chinese institutions has de...
Is 'Free Speech' Dying In America's Newsrooms?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Death of free speech in the US: How a terrifying revolution sweeping newsrooms sees journalists who deviate from the new liberal orthodoxy hounded out - while 62 per cent of ordinary Americans are too frightened to speak their mind* You might never have come across Bon Appetit, a glossy monthly magazine which serves up a cosy mix of gourmet recipes, wine reviews and lifestyle tips to its 1.5 million readers. It is hard to imagine a less controversial publication, or one that's more quintessentially American with its aspirational blend of self-improvement and consp...
"How We Go Through Life..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"It's extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it's just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome." - Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim"
"Coming Economic Crash Will Be WORSE Than Great Depression"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Coming Economic Crash Will be WORSE Than Great Depression"* "Professor Richard Wolff gives his thoughts on new statistics revealing 32% of households have not yet made their full housing payments for July."
Wonder-Weapon Fail: Nazi Germany Built a Fighter That Was Too Large To Maneuver
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: Messerschmitt, BF 110. San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive.] That the heavy fighters were called zerstorer (destroyers) was emblematic of the confidence the Germans placed in their heavy fighters. They were considered the elite of the Luftwaffe arm. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Germany wanted a fighter with a longer range. Instead, it built Frankenstein's monster. In the mid-1930s, Nazi Germany had a problem. Its twin-engined medium bombers, such as the Heinkel 111, had a range of perhaps 1,500 miles. However, the Luftwaffe's si...
America and China Hurtling Towards War?
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] It would be a grave mistake to underestimate Beijing’s ability to fight the U.S. forces on its home turf. Washington appears to have decided to engage in a new cold war with China. The demand that Beijing close its consulate in Houston is the latest salvo on this front—reciprocated by China ordering the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu—with every step increasing the possibility of stumbling into a military conflict between the world’s two largest economies. An immediate policy course-correction may be the only thing ...
Does America Really Need To Bring Back Pharmaceutical Supply Chains From China?
Scott Lincicome, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Scott Lincicome* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as White House Director of Trade and Marketing Policy Peter Navarro addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner.] Most importantly, there have been few (if any) signs of major national drug shortages. The *Wall Street Journal* reports that Eastman Kodak Co. has received initial clearance for a $765 million loan from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), issued under the Defense Production Act w...
Virginia Endorsement Alert: Patrick Hope
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
We've been fans of Virginia Delegate Patrick Hope for a very long time-- introduced to him by progressive friends who are constituents of his in Arlington County, just outside of DC. One of the first times he did a guest post for us, in 2014, he introduced himself this way: "Thank you for this opportunity to write a guest post on Down With Tyranny. I've been a reader for many years-- luckily my voting record always has and always will reflect my strong progressive values, so I’ll be able to avoid being photoshopped into a clown like so many Congressman have been here." He was runn...
Economists Should Not Forget Supply and Demand
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 8 hours ago
A Jule 23 Economist article about how “Generous Unemployment Benefits Are Not Keeping Americans from Work” is not easy to understand. “[T]here is little evidence,” it claims, “to suggest that the extra $600 a week [from the federal government] is slowing down the labour-market recovery.” One would think that paying more in benefits to non-working […] The post Economists Should Not Forget Supply and Demand appeared first on Econlib.
Uneven Earth’s Monthly Readings August 2020
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 8 hours ago
2 August 2020 — Uneven Earth July readings On decolonial ecologies, struggles for land around the world, and radical syllabi for the new school year Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, … Continue reading Uneven Earth’s Monthly Readings August 2020
SpaceX Capsule and NASA Crew Make 1st Splashdown in 45 Years
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
Is utilitarianism WEIRD?
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 10 hours ago
I suspect it is, at least in the sense of WEIRD as a now trendy acronym for western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies. One criticism of utilitarianism is that it implies that we should value the welfare of far away people just as much as we value the welfare of our own family and […] The post Is utilitarianism WEIRD? appeared first on Econlib.
Globalism is a Cultural Marxist Ideology
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Saturday, 1 August 2020 by Ricardo Duchesne Dutch version The claim that mass immigration is a necessary component of globalization is one of the many lies our politicians and the media propagate regularly. In the last election campaign, Justin Trudeau accused Max Bernier of “trying to make people more fearful about the migrations that are happening … Continue reading Globalism is a Cultural Marxist Ideology →
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Accuser Virginia Giuffre Says Bill Clinton Partied on Pedophile Island
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 10 hours ago
Epstein Accuser Says Bill Clinton Partied on Pedophile Island UNSEALED AND REVEALED In newly unsealed documents, Virginia Roberts Giuffre says Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her to powerful men and that Epstein bragged Clinton was “in his pocket.” Kate Briquelet Katie Baker Allison Quinn Tracy Connor Martha Mercer Jul. 31, 2020 Stephanie Keith/Getty In newly … Continue reading Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Accuser Virginia Giuffre Says Bill Clinton Partied on Pedophile Island →
Depraved Hollywood: pedophile actresses’ deleted tweets
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
July 20, 2020 by Dr. Eowyn In 2017-2018, some male Hollywood pedophiles were unmasked, including: Movie director James Gunn Actor Kevin Spacey Actor Michael Ian Black Washington Pundit also published a list of Hollywood, political, and royal names connected to pedogate. See my post on this here. Much less known are the female Hollywood pedophiles, … Continue reading Depraved Hollywood: pedophile actresses’ deleted tweets →
Throwback! The U.S. Air Force Almost Used This World War II Classic Fighter Against the Vietcong
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Asia* [image: An A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang fly in a heritage flight formation during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on May 21. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker.] The souped-up P-51 Mustang would have served in the same role as the A-10. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Slower propellor-driven planes are actually better-suited for spotting guerrillas in dense jungle. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the greatest fighters of World War II. Had life worked out differently, the Mustang could...
Most detailed seafloor depth map of Arctic Ocean released
The Watchers » Latest articles - 9 hours ago
An international team of researchers released the most detailed seafloor depth map of the Arctic Ocean. The map, which is the 4.0 version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), expands up to 19.6 percent of the submarine surface mapped...... Read more »
The Fermata - Erotic Fiction
cefrith@hotmail.com, Charles Frith - 9 hours ago
The Fermata is a 1994 erotic novel by Nicholson Baker. It is about a man named Arno Strine who can stop time, and uses this ability to embark on a series of sexual adventures. Like Baker's previous... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Brazil’s Eletrobras, Latin America’s Largest Electricity Company Plans to Invest US$1 to 2 Billion per Year During the Next 15 Years
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eletrobras' Board of Directors approved the group's strategic plan for the period from 2020 to 2035, when the total estimated investments in generation and transmission (G&T) should be between R$95.3 billion (equivalent to R$ 6.0 billion or US$1.1 billion per year) and R$201.9 billion (R$12.6 billion US$2.2 billion per year) […] The post Brazil’s Eletrobras, Latin America’s Largest Electricity Company Plans to Invest US$1 to 2 Billion per Year During the Next 15 Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Foreign Threats Loom Ahead of US Presidential Election
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation’s electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.
BLM “Activists” Threaten Louisville Businesses: Offer Race Reparations or We’ll Trash You Online
Selwyn Duke, rss - 9 hours ago
[image: blm-activists-threaten-louisville-businesses-offer-race-reparations-or-we-ll-trash-you-online] In what one local resident called “criminal extortion,” Black Lives Matter “activists” in Kentucky’s largest city have threatened businesses in its East Market District.
Michigan Inn Removes Norwegian Flag That Some Thought Was Confederate Flag
Michael Tennant, rss - 9 hours ago
[image: michigan-inn-removes-norwegian-flag-that-some-thought-was-confederate-flag] The owners of a Michigan bed-and-breakfast took down the Norwegian flag outside their business because people were mistaking it for the Confederate flag.
New Jersey Gym Owners Defy Court Order, Break Open Doors Shuttered by State
Bob Adelmann, rss - 10 hours ago
[image: new-jersey-gym-owners-defy-court-order-break-open-doors-shuttered-by-state] Following their arrest and release last Monday, Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti, the owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey, kicked in the plywood sheets that the sheriff’s office had installed and reopened their business.
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 2
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1914 Ottomans signed alliance with Germany that would bring Mesopotamia into WW1 1924 Yasin al-Hashemi became PM of Iraq Was ordered to organize elections for an assembly to draft a constitution (Musings On Iraq review *The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies*) 1933 Iraqis met with French again Told Assyrians couldn’t stay in Syria Assyrians had been disarmed voluntarily Only 415 had gone to Syria Were another 350 on border on Iraqi side Iraqis asked whether Assyrians would be given back weapons when returned but French said nothing (Musings On Iraq revie...
A thank-you speech
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
By Luděk Sobota 0:00 Dear friends, allow me, on the occasion of handing over this award to me, more precisely of taking over this award... To put it clearly, your handing over and my taking over of your award. Well, of the award that used to be yours but now it is already mine. 0:22 Friends, I am touched and I am moved. I can't even hide my erection... I mean elation... my movement. I cannot move. I cannot find words. 0:39 Friends, I am looking for words and I cannot find them. Friends, on this occasion, let me thank to all those who made it possible for me to earn this prize. In th...
Athletes Have Virtually ZERO COVID Risk, So Why Shut Down Sports?
Selwyn Duke, rss - 10 hours ago
[image: athletes-have-virtually-zero-covid-risk-so-why-shut-down-sports] While athletes’ mortality risk from the Wuhan virus approaches zero, we’re still wringing our hands over whether to resume youth sports.
Why Your Kid Is A Communist
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
There may not have been a communist behind every bush like Joe McCarthy had us believe, but take a look now. Old Joe was right after all By Ray DiLorenzo —— Bio and Archives—August 1, 2020 No, I am not saying that every parent’s child is a communist. What I am saying is that … Continue reading Why Your Kid Is A Communist →
Compare Original ’45 Goals Of Communism’ To Modern Woke Crusade
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Modern “Race War Radicals” Follow Well Worn Path to Revolution By Kelly OConnell —— Bio and Archives—July 29, 2020 INTRO: MARXIST GOAL PRECURSORS Have you ever wondered what the precursors to the current goals of protesters and radicals demanding defunding police departments across America? Also, their crazed goals to pull down all historic statutes – … Continue reading Compare Original ’45 Goals Of Communism’ To Modern Woke Crusade →
Mostly Peaceful Protests
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Their mostly peaceful protests have devastated cities and they mostly won’t stop lying about them By Daniel Greenfield —— Bio and Archives—July 30, 2020 49 Chicago police officers were injured by rocks, pipes, and fireworks while trying to defend the statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park. Despite their valiant defense of the man who … Continue reading Mostly Peaceful Protests →
Exploring China’s Political Warfare Against Taiwan
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The CCP has sought to ‘Lebanonize’ or ‘balkanize’ Taiwanese society and its body politic By Macdonald Laurier Institute —— Bio and Archives—July 30, 2020 OTTAWA, ON—Since the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on an extradition request from the US, Canada’s political class has become increasingly aware of the threat posed by Chinese political … Continue reading Exploring China’s Political Warfare Against Taiwan →
Democrats Stand By China Spy Consulate
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
When the State Department closed the spy consulate in Houston, Democrats had to choose between standing with Communist China or standing with America. They chose China and they chose treason. By Daniel Greenfield —— Bio and Archives—July 31, 2020 On Tuesday, Houston firefighters arrived at 3417 Montrose Boulevard. Neighbors had reported smoke and a … Continue reading Democrats Stand By China Spy Consulate →
‘Constitutional Crisis’: Hong Kong Postpones Elections for One Year
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images John Hayward 31 Jul 2020 Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Friday that next month’s scheduled legislative elections will be postponed for a year due to the surge in coronavirus cases. Pro-democracy Hong Kongers, already reeling from the ham-fisted disqualification of a dozen candidates, anticipated the government might postpone … Continue reading ‘Constitutional Crisis’: Hong Kong Postpones Elections for One Year →
CNN Doesn’t Name ‘Women’ – Only ‘Individuals with Cervixes’ – in Cancer Screenings Story
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
AP Photo/Steven Senne Hannah Bleau 31 Jul 2020 CNN effectively erased the reality of biological females in its coverage of the American Cancer Society’s recommendation that women undergo cervical cancer screenings at age 25 rather than 21. The beginning of CNN’s coverage reads: Individuals with a cervix are now recommended to start cervical cancers … Continue reading CNN Doesn’t Name ‘Women’ – Only ‘Individuals with Cervixes’ – in Cancer Screenings Story →
Gregory Mannarino, "Special Report: Markets, A Look Ahead - August"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"Special Report: Markets, A Look Ahead - August"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *Related:* *AUG 2, 2020 3:20 PM: *"Biggest Decline In Nominal Output & Income In Our Lifetime... While Stocks Gained $7 Trillion" *08/02/2020 - 14:55:* "As Rent Moratorium Expires, Landlord-Tenant Battles Begin"
War on Humanity SITREP: Children in the Crosshairs - Vaccines, 5G, Organ Trafficking
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago
*Our Human Children are in the* * Crosshairs of Technocracy Warfare* In this emerging *Technocratic/Communism *that is being foisted upon humanity as the *War on Humanity* agenda continues...children are on the frontlines and directly in the crosshairs of the perpZ. *They see OUR children as no more or less than THEIR raw materials* in the redesign and transhumanistic destruction of humanity as it has evolved over the last millions of years. *Charity of the Predator Class* We all know about Baal Gate*Z* and his many vaccination projects in the third world...using and destroying ...
Open-mindedness and open-heartedness together with that contriteness of conscience work together
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 9 hours ago
The qualities of tenderness and earnestness together with that high standard of cosmic morality which is the fulfillment of spiritual law are always a part of the divine nature of man…. Men and women of today should understand that each time they indulge in self-condemnation, each time they immerse themselves in feelings of frustrating guilt whereby sin is sustained and nothing constructive is gained there occurs an opaquing of the universal light of the Christ and a temporary dwelling of the soul in the tents of wickedness. Open-mindedness and open-heartedness together with tha...
What Would a US Ban on Chinese-Owned App TikTok Mean?
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
President Donald Trump says he wants to take action to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.
Japan's G4M Betty Bomber: A Battleship Killer Is Born
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* The HMS Prince of Wales. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In all 2,416 Bettys were produced by Mitsubishi and saw action in almost every engagement in the South Pacific. They also served as transports and special-attack aircraft. The two types of aircraft responsible for sinking the Prince Of Wales and Repulse represented the best of Japanese aviation in 1941. The older, more numerous type consisted of Mitsubishi G3M twin-engine aircraft, known simply as “Nells” to Allied pilots. (The Allies gave boys’ names to Japanese fighters and ...
Why Does America Use Spy Satellites? Look At What Happened To This Top-Secret Drone
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Cold War* [image: Lockheed D-21B at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)] It was an accidental Christmas gift to the Soviets. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The advantage of satellites was that they would not repeat the date of the D-21. In November 1969, the U.S. Air Force sent Russia an early Christmas gift. It was a sleek flying machine that bore an uncanny resemblance to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The American generosity was purely unintentional. The aircraft was actually a cutting-edge drone dispatched...
Czechoslovakia: The Forgotten Cold War Small Arms Superstar?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, Europe* During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia stood apart from some of its Warsaw Pact partners by developing its own small arms. This included the Sa vz. 23, a “no-frills” submachine gun that was ahead of its time for its telescoping bolt design and the Vz. 58 assault rifle, which by some accounts was superior to the Soviet Union’s AK-47. During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia stood apart from some of its Warsaw Pact partners by developing its own small arms. This included the Sa vz. 23, a “no-frills” submachine gun that was ahead of its time for its telesc...
A Nine Hour Chase: How Allied Bombers Sent A Nazi Submarine to Its Bitter End
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: By U.S. Air Force photo - http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021001-O-9999G-004.jpgOriginally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:Image:021001-O-9999G-004.jpg by Signaleer 19 December 2006., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?c] The Nazi submarine would try to flee to neutral Spain but wasn't fast enough to avoid getting hit. *Key Point: *This submarine tried to get away, but a total of five Allied planes wouldn't let it go. In the end, the Nazi crew would scuttle their own damaged submarine. In June 2018,...
Will Some Refuse to Take a Coronavirus Vaccine? Here's What History Tells Us.
Steven King, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Steven King* *Coronavirus, Europe* [image: Reuters] The history of other vaccination programmes, particularly the first truly national campaign against smallpox, shows how difficult the balancing of rights and duties will be. There is hope a coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the end of the year. But for it to eliminate COVID-19 a critical mass of people must be vaccinated. And if the protective benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine fall off rapidly (as seems to happen with naturally acquired antibodies) maintaining immunity will require multiple vaccinations. So unless people keep ...
How Can U.S. Forces Defend Themselves From Drones?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * [image: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Briar Purty tests Drone Killer Counter-UAS Technology during Urban Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 (ANTX-18) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 21, 2018. Picture taken March 21, 2018. U.S. Marin] Undoubtedly, better technologies and solutions will evolve in the future, but for now, systems like these are the best we have. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The key to fighting drones is detection, tracking, and neutralization. The new counter-drone standard. The "system" that's being ...
Afghanistan Three Day Ceasefire For Eid al-Adha Still Holding
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
President Ashraf Ghani’s spokesman described the truce as a ‘significant step’, and said he had ordered troops to observe the break in hostilities. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock *Al Jazeera:* *Afghanistan ceasefire holds as hundreds of Taliban fighters freed* Government has released 317 Taliban fighters since beginning of Eid al-Adha, office of National Security Council said. A ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appears to be holding for the third and final day, as hundreds of the armed group's prisoners are released in a bid to bring peace talks closer. The g...
Hezbollah reveals for first time Syria’s role in 2006 War
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Hezbollah reveals for first time Syria’s role in 2006 War] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s political aide Hussein Hussein Khalil revealed details regarding the role that Syria played in supporting Hezbollah during the July 2006 war against Israel. In a television interview on Al-Manar TV, Khalil pointed out that “the Syrian Army provided military supplies to the resistance during the days of the July war,” stressing that “President Bashar al-Assad is a key partner in the victory over Israel, and his position is absolutely unforgettable.” He pointed out, “the Syrian...
Berlin Protests: Thousands of Demonstrators March on German Capital to Protest Coronavirus Restrictions
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Loudly chanting their opposition to coronavirus restrictions, thousands of people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest before being dispersed by police. The demonstration, called “The end of the pandemic – freedom day,” drew and estimated 20,000 people from various parts of Germany after weeks of planning. They said the Covid-19 measures implemented by the […] The post Berlin Protests: Thousands of Demonstrators March on German Capital to Protest Coronavirus Restrictions appeared first on Health Nut News.
Yemen’s Ansarallah forces shoot down US-made drone over southern Saudi Arabia: video
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Yemen’s Ansarallah forces shoot down US-made drone over southern Saudi Arabia: video] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The military spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, posted on Twitter a video of a U.S.-supplied drone that was shot down over southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday. According to the spokesperson, the drone shot down by the Ansarallah forces was an RQ-20 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The spokesman said: “The air defenses managed to shoot down an American reconnaissance plane (RQ-20) in the airspace of the Haradh di...
Syrian Army will ‘liberate every inch of Syria’: MoD
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
[image: Syrian Army will ‘liberate every inch of Syria’: MoD] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Minister of Defense, General Ali Ayoub, stated that terrorism is retreating and its patrons “see with mother’s eyes the collapse of their plans thanks to the legendary steadfastness of Syria”, noting that today Syria offers the entire world a role model in the face of terrorism. The Minister of Defense congratulated the men of the army and the people and leadership of Syria on the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of the Syrian Arab Army. Continue reading Syrian Army wil...
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