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Pregnant Woman in Pajamas Arrested in Own Home in Front of her Children for Facebook Post Planning Lockdown Protest in Australia
A video that at the time of publication of this article has been viewed over 4 million times on Facebook, a 28-year-old pregnant mother still dressed in her pajamas is hand-cuffed and arrested in Australia, because she had allegedly made a Facebook post about a “freedom day” event calling for people to peacefully gather against the government’s lockdown measures. The arrest took place in her home, in front of her own children and partner. Breitbart News broke the story early this morning (September 2, 2020) in the U.S., making it their headline story for a couple of hours. In the v... more »
The Democrat Gambit: Destroy Trump, or… Destroy America
Since 2016, the Democratic Party has been preoccupied with the single-minded goal of ousting Donald Trump, a political outsider who promised to drain the fetid swamp. But now that the Democrat’s efforts have failed, the left seems perfectly content embracing a scorched-earth policy rather than face the prospect of defeat, or jail time, in 2020. … Continue reading The Democrat Gambit: Destroy Trump, or… Destroy America →
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: August 26 - September 1, 2020
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New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from August 26 to September 1, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 19 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Langila, New Britain (Papua New Guinea) | Manam, Papua New Guinea | Raung, Eastern Java...... Read more »
How to protect your cannabis brand from the host of issues that might arise
When the cannabis industry says growers should “protect their cannabis brand,” what does that really mean? How to protect your cannabis brand from the host of issues that might arise is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Acquisition by cannabis tech platform Akerna spurs layoffs, leadership split
Denver-based Akerna, a marijuana compliance software company, parted ways with John Prentice, the founder of Canadian firm Ample Organics, only months after a $45 million acquisition deal closed. An Akerna spokesperson released a statement to Marijuana Business Daily confirming the acquisition led to layoffs at the company. “As a company,” Akerna said in the statement, […] Acquisition by cannabis tech platform Akerna spurs layoffs, leadership split is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Guardian: Obesity Increases Risk of Covid-19 Death by 48%, Study Finds
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina found that obesity increases the risk of contracting the coronavirus, might make vaccines against the virus less effective, an increases the chance of death from the virus. The findings, which the lead researcher described as “scary”, show that the risks for people with obesity […] The post The Guardian: Obesity Increases Risk of Covid-19 Death by 48%, Study Finds appeared first on Health Nut News.
No, Bill Gates Does NOT Want To Inject Us All With A Microchip In A Vaccine - Fails Basic Fact Check
Bill Gates doesn't make vaccines. There are now 169 vaccines from many different countries, 30 of those already in clinical trials and six in phase 3. Some may be approved soon, and *none *are made by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation *does *provide funding for some vaccines. In particular they are amongst the funders for the vaccine alliances GAVI and COVAX, the vaccine pillar of the “Access to COVID19 Tools” ACT accelerator. read more
Assange Defense and Jimmy Dore Team Up!
On Saturday, September 5, 2020, at 1:00 pm EST, Defend Wikileaks will host a panel discussion featuring Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, and Daniel Ellsberg, preeminent experts on free speech and the fight to protect it, for a discussion on Assange's persecution just 2 days before his extradition hearing resumes in London. The discussion will be moderated by political comedian Jimmy Dore. They will examine the implications of his indictment and explain why they have joined up as co-chairs of a new US support group for Assange.
No one said Trump had a stroke!
*WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020Except for the people who did:* Don Winslow writes crime and mystery novels. Ten years ago, the New York Times' Janet Maslin said he was pretty darn good: MASLIN (7/7/10): *“Don Winslow is an author currently living in the United States, most recognized for his crime and mystery novels.”* That’s the one-sentence entirety of the biographical notice Mr. Winslow has attracted on Wikipedia, though he has a dozen novels, a couple of movie deals, a slew of ardent reviews, a whip-cracking way with words and a whole lot of Southern California surfer baditude... more »
Chapter 39 Epstein-Maxwell Zionist Blackmail Operation: Lucifer’s NWO Control Matrix Dissected Part 1
*Far from being the work of a single political party, intelligence agency or country, the power structure revealed by the network connected to Epstein is nothing less than a criminal enterprise that is willing to use and abuse children in the pursuit of ever more power, wealth and control.* *[i]* * Whitney Webb, journalist* Mountains of Deep State rabbit hole information have been pouring out publicly ever since convicted pedophile Jeffrey ... more »
Brennan Transmits His Durham Briefing to the Crew…
When you know the process, you know the methods and purposes. Remember: CIA messaging is transmitted through the Washington Post; FBI messaging is transmitted through the New York Times; and State Dept. messaging is transmitted through CNN. This flow is … Continue reading →
Pregnant Woman in Pajamas Arrested in Own Home in Front of her Children for Facebook Post Planning Lockdown Protest in Australia
A video that at the time of publication of this article has been viewed over 4 million times on Facebook, a 28-year-old pregnant mother still dressed in her pajamas is hand-cuffed and arrested in Australia, because she had allegedly made a Facebook post about a “freedom day” event calling for people to peacefully gather against the government’s lockdown measures. The arrest took place in her home, in front of her own children and partner. Breitbart News broke the story early this morning (September 2, 2020) in the U.S., making it their headline story for a couple of hours. In the v... more »
The CDC Is America's New Landlord
[image: undefined] This is astonishing, even by 2020 standards. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, operating under the US Department of Health and Human Services, has asserted jurisdiction over private residential leases nationwide. It intends to curtail evictions until at least the end of the year, and in fact its new directive threatens federal criminal penalties against landlords who ignore tenant "declarations" made using CDC forms. It is unclear, to put it mildly, exactly how this jurisdiction over private contracts and state/local courts flows even to Congress, m... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”
Vangelis, “Hymn”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus. *Click image for larger size.* About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of center, NGC 4976 ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Moments of Being”
*“Moments of Being”* by Chet Raymo “A passage from the "Pensees" of Teilhard de Chardin: "Though the phenomena of the lower world remain the same- the material determinisms, the vicissitudes of chance, the laws of labor, the agitations of men, the footfalls of death- he who dares to believe reaches a sphere of created reality in which things, while retaining their habitual texture, seem to be made out of a different substance. Everything remains the same so far as phenomena are concerned, but at the same time everything become luminous, animated, loving..." Whatever we think of Te... more »
"Whoever could make two ears of corn ... to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind ... than do the whole race of politicians." #QotD
*"Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than do the whole race of politicians." * ~ Jonathan Swift, from his *Gulliver's Travels* *.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
According To CNN The Stock Market Is Booming Because It Thinks Joe Biden Will Be The Next US President
*CNN:* *The stock market thinks Joe Biden is going to beat Donald Trump* New York (CNN Business)The presidential election is only two months away and the stock market is soaring. In theory, that should bode well for President Trump since a bull market has historically benefited the incumbent. But Trump is trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in many head-to-head national polls. Although the market's sharp rebound since March could be viewed as a sign that investors expect the coronavirus-induced recession to be brief, you need to dig deeper and look at how the recovery is unfol... more »
Japan’s Slow Rot And Subservience To The US Will Likely Continue
To understand today’s Japan, visit its central part, urban and rural, and you will understand how deep the rot under Abe was. Outside cities like Suzuka or Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture, rice fields and bamboo forests are dotted with rotting carcasses of cars. Many houses are in disrepair. The bus lines are abandoned. Main roads are lined up with unhealthy fast food joints, not unlike those in the US suburbia. Many public playgrounds for children are unmaintained or gone. A once-glorious cultural life has been decaying, even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Huge cultural centers, once ... more »
The CIA’s Addiction To The Afghanistan War
US involvement in Afghanistan is the archetypal quagmire. Hundreds of thousands killed or maimed, trillions of dollars wasted, a failed state – despite American pretensions of nation-building, and a militant insurgency stronger than ever. Washington’s declared strategic objectives in Afghanistan have never been coherent or convincing even among Pentagon top brass. The initial justification of “avenging terrorism of 9/11” sounds threadbare. The irony is that Washington first got involved in Afghanistan back in the late 1970s to inflict a “Vietnam scenario” on Soviet troops who were... more »
How Big Corporations Are Draining The Life Out Of A Sick America
Our richest corporations are much to blame for the free-market "winner take all" philosophy that has caused over half of our nation to try to survive without adequate health care and life savings. With the 2017 corporate tax cuts came the lofty assurances that money would be freed up for new investment in jobs and R&D. So what happened? Hypocrisy happened. In the following year, S&P 500 companies set a new record for buying back their stock to artificially boost stock prices for management and investors—a practice that was illegal until the Reagan years. While about a third of S&P... more »
Van Jones: We Need a National Moratorium on “Nighttime Marches”
[image: van-jones-we-need-a-national-moratorium-on-nighttime-marches] The Marxist CNN commentator called for an end to violence and rioting from the left, arguing that the chaos plays into President Trump’s hand.
Lin Wood Says He’ll Sue Twitter. Famed Lawyer’s Account Wrongly Blocked.
[image: lin-wood-says-he-ll-sue-twitter-famed-lawyer-s-account-wrongly-blocked] Lin Wood, the renowned lawyer who brought the mainstream media to their knees for Richard Jewell and Nicholas Sandmann, has a new target: Twitter.
US Government Debt Is Projected To Exceed The Size Of The Economy In 2021 For The First Time Since WWII
The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday. Federal debt held by the public is projected to rise sharply to 98 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year *Daily Mail*: *US government debt is set to exceed the size of the economy in 2021 for the first time since WWII and deficits are forecast to hit a record $3.3 trillion this year* * The Congressional Budget Office published its latest report on federal deficits and debt on Wednesday * Federal debt held by the public is projected to rise sharply to 98 percent of gr... more »
2 Pythons Weighing 100 Pounds Collapse Ceiling in Australia
A suspected third snake had not yet been found.
Pregnant Mum Arrested In Front Of Her Children Over Facebook Post
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Inside Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Luxor temple] Inside Egypt's Luxor Temple in Luxor
Inside Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Inside Egypt's Luxor temple] Inside Egypt's Luxor Temple in Luxor during the restoration works in 2012
A broken statue at Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A broken statue at Egypt's Luxor temple] A broken statue inside Egypt's Luxor Temple in Luxor
Female captives engraved on stone inside Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Female captives engraved on stone inside Egypt's Luxor temple] Stone mural showing female captives roped together at Egypt's Luxor temple in Luxor
Foreign captives engraved on stone inside Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Foreign captives engraved on stone inside Egypt's Luxor temple] Foreign captives engraved on Ramses II statue inside Egypt's Luxor Temple in Luxor governorate.
So Much For Jerry Seinfeld Saying That He Will Never Leave New York City
*Photo: *Jerry Seinfeld penned an op-ed on Monday saying New York City would bounce back despite the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating crime and homelessness. Seinfeld is pictured left at his Hamptons home in a photo dated April and right in Manhattan with his wife Jessica in a photo data June 29 *Daily Mail:* *Proud New Yorker Jerry Seinfeld - who ridiculed claims Big Apple is finished and said he’d never leave - is spotted in his Porsche outside his $32M mansion in the HAMPTONS* * Seinfeld was pictured arriving home in East Hampton this week in a vintage Porsche * Jerry Seinfeld... more »
Privatisation of child care laid bare: women pay high price
[image: Privatisation of child care] Despite huge government subsidies of more than $8 billion a year for child care, parents still pay an arm and a leg for this essential service. And the women who mostly do the caring and educating receive pittance wages while the landlords, developers and investors make a mint. Lisa Bryant reports.
Kenosha and WI offered $41 million in funding to address crisis
Attorney General Barr Joins President Trump in Announcing $41 Million in Emergency Funding to Address the Public Safety Crisis in Wisconsin DoJ Press Release September 1, 2020 Attorney General William P. Barr joined President Trump today in a visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the President announced $41 million in grant awards to the state of Wisconsin and local jurisdictions within the state to address a surge in community violence and ongoing civil unrest. Awards will support community-based crime-fighting initiatives, local victim service programs, and the hiring and training of ... more »
Missing in action
Shorter Sask Party when it comes to using steel as an excuse for pipeline approvals: It's vital that we uncritically cheerlead for EVERY SINGLE PIPELINE PROPOSAL for the sake of Saskatchewan steel jobs! Short Sask Party when it comes to ensuring Saskatchewan steel is actually used for pipeline construction when another producer from offshore is undercutting our workers: (crickets)
Heavy snow for the Rockies
Windy shows snow from northern Alberta all the way down to New Mexico next 10 days, says reader Oly. https://www.windy.com/-Show—add-more-layers/overlays?snowAccu,2020-09-08-18,40.196,-105.293,5,m:eHyaddC “30 inches in Colorado, first week of September? That’s crazy talk.” Image taken from windy.com The post Heavy snow for the Rockies appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Widely-used and cheap steroid hydrocortisone can cut coronavirus deaths by a THIRD
Widely-used and cheap steroid hydrocortisone can cut coronavirus deaths by a THIRD | Daily Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8689999/NHS-start-using-steroid-hydrocortisone-Covid-19-patients-boost-survival-93.html?ito=social-facebook
Human footprints dated to roughly 85,000 years ago revealed in Saudi Arabia
Human footprints dated to roughly 85,000 years ago revealed in Saudi Arabia https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/21/human-footprints/
Whys And Hows Of Including More Fibre Rich Foods In Your Diet
Whys And Hows Of Including More Fibre Rich Foods In Your Diet | Femina.in https://m.femina.in/wellness/diet/fibre-rich-foods-in-your-diet-164538.html
Brave kayaker saves deer from drowning in turbulent river
A drowning deer was saved by a group of whitewater kayakers who refused to give up despite the dangerous conditions. Fabrizio “Gass” Capizzo was paddling with friends on the Candigliano River near San Marino in Italy when they spotted the deer. In video footage Capizzo captured with his head-cam, the small deer can be seen struggling in the turbulent river. Initially, Capizzo and his friends are able surround the deer on every side of the river in the hope of catching it. But with the swift current, the panicked deer slides between them and is swept further downstream. Capizzo qu... more »
TX: Why Vouchers For Private Schools Are A Bad Idea
Texas is a happy playground for charter operators, but fans of school voucher program using public taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition-- well, they're been mighty disappointed on a regular basis. Even as US Senator Ted Cruz (yes, he's really from Texas) has tried to help push the Betsy DeVos voucher plan, a state-level program has been shot down again and again. Mind you, they don't give up, and they keep coming back with assortments of bad arguments, like "vouchers will help rescue poor and minority students." You know-- "school choice is the new civil rights," say folk... more »
Sweden and Taiwan revisited
On April 15, I did a post arguing that Sweden is not the right Covid-19 model for libertarians, rather Taiwan is the model. Now that we are in September, it’s time to revisit some of the arguments. One argument is that countries trying to control Covid-19 were merely delaying the inevitable. You hear people saying “we’re […] The post Sweden and Taiwan revisited appeared first on Econlib.
From Harrison to Volstead: How Prohibition Laid the Foundation for the War on Drugs
In my previous post, we began a discussion of the War on Drugs™ by highlighting some of the failures of its close historical precedent, Prohibition. Not only are there parallels between the two that are quite instructive; in a sense, Prohibition begat the modern drug war. This is not to say that the War on […] The post From Harrison to Volstead: How Prohibition Laid the Foundation for the War on Drugs appeared first on Econlib.
President Trump Speaks To Supporters at Wilmington, NC, Airport…
President Trump arrives at Wilmington International airport greeted by supporters. The President was met by: Lara Trump, Robert Yunaska, Father of Lara Trump; Linda Yunaska Mother of Lara Trump; Senator Thom Tillis United States Senator (NC); North Carolina; State Representative … Continue reading →
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Dean Russell and Jamie Smith Hopkins write about the mental health consequences of the disasters the world is wrestling with at the moment. - Milan Polk surveys doctors about the need to revise our current reliance on six feet of social distancing as being sufficient. And John Michael McGrath points out how public health is suffering due to the delayed approval of self-testing for COVID-19. - Jesse Winter reports on British Columbia's tragic number of drug overdoses and deaths, while Alicia Bridges reports on soaring rates in Reg... more »
None Dare Call It Fascism... Except Jamie Raskin
*I Can't Breath by Nancy Ohanian* Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is widely considered the top constitutional scholar in Congress. He began an e-mail to his supporters yesterday with a quote from Benito Mussolini, a fascist dictator who dragged Italy into the sewer and was eventually brutally murdered and hung upside down in a Milan square while the whole city cheered: "If you pluck a chicken one feather at a time, no one will notice." It isn't unrelated to this quote by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels: Referencing Madeleine Albright's new book, *Fascism: A Warning,* wh... more »
Study Shows Children Without Coronavirus Symptoms Can Shed Virus for Weeks
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] The study suggests that even mild and moderately affected children remain symptomatic for long periods of time. New research out of South Korea is suggesting that children can continue to shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, for weeks even if they never develop the associated symptoms or long after the symptoms have dissipated. “In this case series study, inapparent infections in children may have been associated with silent COVID-19 transmission in the community,” the researchers w... more »
Icelandic Study: Coronavirus Antibodies May Last for Four Months
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2PJH9XJ0SC&share=true] The longer the antibodies last, the more protected people are. Individuals appear to have antibodies for at least four months after they contract the novel coronavirus, according to a new study published in the *New England Journal of Medicine*. This is considered positive news in the ongoing global effort to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine. If a vaccine can stimulate production of long-lasting antibodies as natural infection seems to... more »
Biden Gets Endorsements from 81 Nobel Laureates
The supposedly “experts” in the field of Science have thrown their support on the senile and creepy Democrat presidential candidate, Joe Biden, which should speak a lot more about how they’ve earned their prestige and honor as Nobel laureates, in the first place. Dozens of Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter endorsing Democratic presidential … Continue reading Biden Gets Endorsements from 81 Nobel Laureates →
The Poet: Paul Laurence Dunbar, “We Wear The Mask”
*“We Wear The Mask”* “We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,- This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be overwise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask. We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!” - Paul Laurence Dunbar
DDT – Why I’m Keeping My Backyard Chickens But Throwing All My Eggs Out
Backyard chickens are all the rage, but there are some situations that can arise making their eggs less desirable to eat. Finding a persistent banned pesticide DDT breaking down in your soil and inside your backyard eggs would be an example of that. So how do you go about finding out if your land is […] The post DDT – Why I’m Keeping My Backyard Chickens But Throwing All My Eggs Out appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
The GND would ground Air Force One
Just intermittent electricity will ground transportation and commerce. The post The GND would ground Air Force One appeared first on CFACT.
Lawfare Turns Ten
A decade ago this week—on September 1, 2010, to be precise—I posted the first article on *Lawfare* announcing what Jack Goldsmith, Bobby Chesney and I believed would be a personal blog for our shorter, news-driven national security writing. “For those readers familiar with our prior writings, our subject will come as no surprise: We mean to devote this blog to that nebulous zone in which actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation's laws and legal institutions,” I wrote. We had no idea when we launched the site the role it would come to play in th... more »
"Tripping the Switch Fantastic"
*"Tripping the Switch Fantastic"* By Julian Wash "Dear Humans, Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can toggle between the worlds of internal and external experience. This “switch” enables us to compare and contrast what we hold to be true against the perceptions and opinions of others. This handy switch is essential. It promotes growth and awareness by opening doors to new ideas and possibilities while keeping us tethered to that familiar landing space we call self. It also serves as a protection device that can “switch off” stimuli... more »
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"Tell Yourself..."
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” - Louise Erdrich
Julie Fleming y Alice Embree : EL VOTO | Salirse de la lÃnea para la democracia
Por Julie Fleming y Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | 1 de septembre, 2020 Leer este artÃculo en inglés. La votación temprana comienza en 43 dÃas en Texas. Si usted ya solicitó una papeleta por correo, es probable que … Continue reading →
New Normal Gleichschaltung, or: The Storming of the Reichstag Building on 29 August, 2020
29 August 2020 — Consent Factory, Inc. By C.J. Hopkins On March 21, 1933, the Nazi-controlled Reichstag passed a law making it a crime to speak out against the government. The “Regulations of the Reich President for Defense from Treacherous Attacks against the Government of the National Uprising” made even the slightest expression of dissent … Continue reading New Normal Gleichschaltung, or: The Storming of the Reichstag Building on 29 August, 2020
Owner of Burned Kenosha Business Accuses Trump of Misleading Public
The owner of a camera shop that was destroyed during unrest in Kenosha says the president used his store for political gain by appearing with a former owner of the business.
Did Millions of Anti-Maskers and QAnon Supporters March in Germany?
A photograph truly shows a large group of people gathered in Germany … in 1997 … for a music festival.
EU revolt: Germany threatens to plunge bloc into crisis by rejecting new trade deal
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02-Sep-2020 German agriculture minister Julia Klockner said her European counterparts are very sceptical of the agreement because it heaps unneeded pressure on the bloc's farmers.
Maharashtra govt's plan to reinvite bids for Dharavi project may hit legal hurdle
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02-Sep-2020 Seclink Technologies, funded by the royal families of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, plans to seek arbitration over the issue under the Bilateral Investment Promotion Protection Agreement.
Low-key EU player's new job may help sell Mercosur deal
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02-Sep-2020 The late-July selection of veteran EU insider Denis Redonnet as chief trade enforcement officer coincides with the 27-nation bloc's continuing preparations to vote on its hard-fought — and controversial — draft accord with the Mercosur group.
Farmers impacted by USMCA trade agreement
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02-Sep-2020 The USMCA trade agreement under President Trump is negatively impacting local farmers, but economists said the agreement assures low priced produce in stores.
Avanzan negociaciones sobre posible mayor TLC del planeta
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02-Sep-2020 Las naciones interesadas en suscribir la Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP) despejaron la mayorÃa de los problemas pendientes y tienen decidido sellarlo este año, señaló hoy aquà una fuente oficial.
Trump’s Fault
Russia-Russia-Russia You’d think that the Democrats could come up with something better than that, because as soon as the COVID scam, or the impeachment scam, or the Mueller Report, or the riots begin to fail, it’s the fall-back. And CNN/MSNBC and the rest of the lying scum in the mainstream media begin to spit […] The post Trump’s Fault appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Trinidad and Tobago - Protecting the iconic Three Sisters
Global Issues News Headlines - 9 hours ago
PORT OF SPAIN, Sep 02 (IPS) - Trinity Hills in Trinidad and Tobago's southeast region, also affectionately known as the Three Sisters, is home to a wildlife sanctuary that serves as a sort of incubator for fauna to reproduce and replenish the surrounding forest reserves of the Victoria-Mayaro region that includes the communities of Guayaguayare and Moruga. But a draft management plan for the Trinity Hills environment project and reports from surrounding communities suggest that urgent action is needed to prevent losses to the sanctuary and forest reserve. Read the full story, “Tri... more »
A Pandemic Cannot Justify Child Labour
Global Issues News Headlines - 9 hours ago
MUMBAI, India, Sep 02 (IPS) - For the past five months, our screens have been flooded with distressing imagery of one catastrophe after another: From the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable communities, to cyclones in West Bengal, Odisha, and Maharashtra. Read the full story, “A Pandemic Cannot Justify Child Labour”, on globalissues.org →
President Trump Delivers Speech Designating Wilmington, NC, as an American WWII Heritage City – 2:30pm Livestream
Today President Donald Trump will delivers remarks on designating Wilmington, NC as an American World War II Heritage City – on board Battleship, North Carolina in Wilmington, NC. [Anticipated Start time 2:30pm ET] UPDATE – Video and Transcript Added: . … Continue reading →
Maltese Professor Joseph Mifsud FBI Interview Notes Released….
Last night the FBI interview notes (known as a “302 report”) with Maltese Professor Joseph Mifsud were released. The story of Mr. Mifsud and his discussions with former Trump campaign aid George Papadopoulos was said to be the originating seed for the FBI to investigate the Trump campaign contacts with Russia known as “Crossfire Hurricane”. … … Continue reading →
Fox News’ Chris Wallace to Moderate First Presidential Debate; No CNN Moderator for Any Debates
[image: fox-news-chris-wallace-to-moderate-first-presidential-debate-no-cnn-moderator-for-any-debates] The Council on Presidential Debates announced on Wednesday that Fox News’ Chris Wallace will be the sole moderator of the first presidential debate.
NFL to Paint “Social-justice” Propaganda on All Fields
[image: nfl-to-paint-social-justice-propaganda-on-all-fields] In a capitulation to the neo-Marxist group Black Lives Matter, the National Football League has announced that it will paint social-justice messages on end zone borders in all stadiums.
DeBlasio, Cuomo Continue Ban on NYC Indoor Restaurant Dining; New Jersey to Reopen
[image: deblasio-cuomo-continue-ban-on-nyc-indoor-restaurant-dining-new-jersey-to-reopen] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, said that indoor dining at restaurants in the city will not resume for the foreseeable future.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Nonsense
[image: diversity-equity-and-inclusion-nonsense] It is excellence that explains the disproportionality of ethnic groups is different fields, not diversity and inclusion or lack thereof.
ICE Collars 2,000 Illegal-alien Criminals in Five Weeks
[image: ice-collars-2-000-illegal-alien-criminals-in-five-weeks] Immigration and Customs enforcement arrested more than 2,000 illegal-alien criminals, among whom were rapists, thieves, murderers, and dope fiends, data from midsummer show.
“For Pity’s Sake, What Is This Voluntary Slavery?” Cicero Delivers His First Philippic
[image: for-pity-s-sake-what-is-this-voluntary-slavery-cicero-delivers-his-first-philippic] On September 2, 44 B.C., Cicero delivered the first of his 14 speeches against the tyranny of Mark Antony.
Big Flashing Market Top Signal
Note the new ETF products: GraniteShares has listed 18 ETPs offering three-times leveraged and inverse exposures to popular US-listed stocks. The 18 leveraged and inverse ETPs are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a total expense ratio of 0.99%. The stocks covered include most of the momentum Robinhood favorites, including Tesla, Uber, and Apple. […]
"Deluded, With Reason"
*"Deluded, With Reason"* Extraordinary beliefs don’t arise in a vacuum. They take root in minds confronted by unusual and traumatic experiences by Huw Green "A woman is so certain that she’s being unfairly targeted by intelligence agents that she hurriedly crosses the road to avoid a passing police officer. A young man smashes a shop window in frustration because he’s exhausted at having his every movement filmed for a TV show. A previously loving husband rejects his wife of 30 years, convinced she’s actually an imposter in disguise. It’s reasonably common for psychiatrists to enco... more »
Did The U.S. Navy Really Need To Sink This Useful Old Warship?
*Forbes:* *What A Waste! The U.S. Navy Just Blew Up A Very Useful Old Warship* On Aug. 17, 23 warships from 10 countries gathered off the coast of Hawaii for the U.S. Navy’s biennial Rim of the Pacific war game. The two-week exercise came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday with the explosive sinking of an old Navy cargo ship. A very useful old Navy cargo ship. So useful that it was a shame to watch her sink. As RIMPAC came to a close, the allied fleet surrounded the Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship Durham. The fleet pummeled the 575-foot-long Durham with five missiles—thre... more »
With economic crisis looming EU overlords legalize food made from worms & baby crickets. Are they going to serve that in Brussels?
5 Apr, 2020 06:59 © Getty Images / Edwin Remsberg / VWPics / Universal Images Group By Guy Birchall, British journalist covering current affairs, politics and free speech issues. Recently published in The Sun and Spiked Online. Brussels plans to drop rules preventing some countries from serving up insects and worms for human consumption. I know … Continue reading With economic crisis looming EU overlords legalize food made from worms & baby crickets. Are they going to serve that in Brussels? →
Abolish family, eat bugs, inject female hormones: Covid-19 is Christmas for liberal control-freaks
Graham Dockery is an Irish journalist, commentator, and writer at RT. Previously based in Amsterdam, he wrote for DutchNews and a scatter of local and national newspapers. 28 Apr, 2020 17:21 An employee eats a cricket at the Micronutris plant in Saint Orens de Gameville, southwestern France, February 24, 2014 © Reuters / Regis Duvignau … Continue reading Abolish family, eat bugs, inject female hormones: Covid-19 is Christmas for liberal control-freaks →
It’s the ‘End of Meat’, so shut up & drink the oil: NYT tries to berate its readers into a plant diet
Graham Dockery is an Irish journalist, commentator, and writer at RT. Previously based in Amsterdam, he wrote for DutchNews and a scatter of local and national newspapers. 21 May, 2020 19:30 A man sporting a face mask looks toward beef in the meat section of a Costco warehouse club in Webster, Texas, May 5, 2020 … Continue reading It’s the ‘End of Meat’, so shut up & drink the oil: NYT tries to berate its readers into a plant diet →
CHEAP MEAT is to blame for Covid-19 outbreaks at meat plants, ‘experts’ declare – so you might as well eat the damn bugs
Helen Buyniski is an American journalist and political commentator at RT. Follow her on Twitter @velocirapture23 20 Jun, 2020 14:16 Plant workers at the Beef Products Inc (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska © Reuters / Lane Hickenbottom Coronavirus outbreaks among meat plant workers happen because you don’t want to break the bank paying for … Continue reading CHEAP MEAT is to blame for Covid-19 outbreaks at meat plants, ‘experts’ declare – so you might as well eat the damn bugs →
Current health guidance is utterly WRONG: Full-fat milk & red meat are good for you. It’s the vegetable oils that can kill you
2 Sep, 2020 05:59 © Getty Images / Roman Larin / EyeEm By Malcolm Kendrick, doctor and author who works as a GP in the National Health Service in England. His blog can be read here and his book, ‘Doctoring Data – How to Sort Out Medical Advice from Medical Nonsense,’ is available here. The release of previously repressed … Continue reading Current health guidance is utterly WRONG: Full-fat milk & red meat are good for you. It’s the vegetable oils that can kill you →
5G Towers have been converted to 432Hz Tesla Healing Towers
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: Since 2019 America’s 5G Towers have been converted to 432Hz Tesla Healing Towers. They were initially created by 1% and Deep State to control and depopulate us, but Trump and his team have turned them into Tesla towers. Just like the Mexican wall is also a Tesla Healing wall.…
5G HAS BEEN MADE SAFE! It Will Now Feed 432Hz Healing Energy to our Cells!!
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: UPDATED: 1SEPT20 Imagine a world surrounded in 432hz. We would all vibrate with the healing energy directly to our cells. 432 Hz is able to filter and harmonise the 5G radiation coming out of the towers and make the energy beneficial to our cells! The ventilators that Trump talks…
TRUMP/QANON AND THE PLAN to free us all!! Putting the Pieces Together!
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: UPDATED: 1SEPT20 This is the Q plan hints! Something is coming together real soon!! https://twitter.com/VincentCrypt46/status/1292929023518138374?s=20 morse code is below Q1440 https://twitter.com/theangiestanton/status/1291514733007450112?s=20 https://twitter.com/VincentCrypt46/status/1290682803181551616?s=07 https://twitter.com/jfk_ghost/status/1289264576630988800?s=20 https://twitter.com/Vincent__Fusca/status/1289247286795685888?s=20 https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1289287113603653633?s=20 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... more »
UPDATED: LIST OF INDICTMENTS, ARRESTS AND EXECUTIONS!! Dismantling the Deepstate Operatives and Doubles!!
Originally posted on Conspiracy Daily Update: UPDATED 31AUG20 There is a new and updated lists that has been confirmed with many more added to it. The deal that they got was that if they gave information that was useful, they could have a better death or a jail cell for life. Obama gave up Michelle,…
YouTube Censors ET Council Rep Tolec’s 7-minute video warning of Deep State False Flag ET invasion
YouTube Censors ET Council Rep Tolec’s 7-minute video warning of Deep State False Flag ET invasion by TrueTube http://newtube.app/user/TrueTube/0uVVfYU YouTube Censors Andromeda Council Representative Tolec’s 7-minute video warning of Deep State False Flag ET invasion WATCH ON TRUETUBE@NewTube: NEWSINSIDEOUT TRUETUBE BLOG Vancouver, BC – In an unusual escalation of already Orwellian censorship of Free Speech … Continue reading YouTube Censors ET Council Rep Tolec’s 7-minute video warning of Deep State False Flag ET invasion →
New Poll: Joe Biden’s Lead Over Donald Trump Narrows by 5 Points
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Some Republican strategists suggest that the tightening race is due to the clear partisan divide that exists in the country. Democratic nominee Joe Biden now leads President Donald Trump by just seven points, after having a twelve-point edge in a similar poll taken in June. Fifty percent of participants said they plan to vote for Biden, while 43 percent said they plan to vote for Trump, according to a USA Today-Suffolk poll. Seven percent of registered voters said they are undecided or refused to answer the question. The ra... more »
Portland Major Announces He Is Leaving His Condo After Recent Riot
No ambiguity on the message tonight. pic.twitter.com/P14Dqq8ex0 — Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (@MathieuLRolland) September 1, 2020 *Zero Hedge:* *Portland Mayor Tells Neighbors He's Moving After Riot Outside His Condo* In late July, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler attempted to hold a 'listening session' with BLM protesters - wading into an angry crowd he thought he could tame with his giant brain and a PA loudspeaker, in what he called a 'listening session'. Instead, he was heckled by the crowd and then booed after he wouldn't commit to abolishing the police. Six weeks and many deadly riot... more »
Acting DHS Sec. Wolf rips the mayor of Portland and issues a clear warning
Homeland Security Secretary Wolf calls Portland “the epicenter of crime and chaos” Daily Hive News Portland Wyatt Fossett September 1, 2020 In a response letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, the Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf calls Portland “the epicenter of crime and chaos.” On Friday, August 28, Mayor Wheeler penned a letter to President Trump, citing violence as an avoidable product of the city’s protests and declining assistance from federal law enforcement. “Yet again, you said you offered to aid Portland by sending in federal law enforcement to our... more »
Chinese Dragon rising and the Bidens
Blaze TV August 31, 2020 Investigative work on Joe Biden and the China connection Odd isn’t it how in 2012 as Vice President alongside Obama, the “never a problem” administration racked up the “2012 Scarborough Shoal Crisis.” National Interest reminds us of that incident (which I had forgotten) as they add another layer to the onion aka Joe Biden. One of Biden’s foreign policy advisers, Ely Ratner, has recently hinted a Biden administration would replay President Obama’s approach to the Chinese party-state. Ratner’s main thrust is that America should focus on strengthening itself ra... more »
BREAKING: Police Arrest Pregnant Mom for Facebook Post
We are shocked and dismayed by this video. Authorities handcuffed Zoe Lee, a pregnant young mother who was at home in her pajamas, in front of her family, getting ready to go to an ultrasound. She says in the video that her two young children were also at home. Authorities said they would be taking […] The post BREAKING: Police Arrest Pregnant Mom for Facebook Post appeared first on Health Nut News.
Will AI Platforms Be The New Top Guns In Dogfights Of The Future
Student pilots of the US Air Force take part in a virtual reality flight simulation in January 2018 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. Photo: US Air Force *SCMP: **In the dogfights of the future, are these the new top guns?* * A newcomer to combat took on one of the US’ best fighter jet pilots in a series of simulated aerial battles * The result was a win for the contender but not a victory for the approach, analysts say When the final dogfight was over, there was no argument who won. The competition pitted a newcomer against one of the US Air Force’s top pilots in a simul... more »
A very important 19 seconds about COVID – Video
“COVID has taken this year – just since the outbreak – has taken more than 100 year – look, here’s – the lives, it’s just, it’s just, I mean think about it – more lives this year than any other year for the past hundred years.” – Joe Biden Can you believe that anyone would ... Read more A very important 19 seconds about COVID – Video The post A very important 19 seconds about COVID – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Deaths in Sweden, which NEVER locked down, are far less than New York State, which DID lock down
“In Sweden, daily corona deaths are now close to zero. The overall mortality rate is in the range of earlier strong flu waves. Even the monthly peak mortality (in April 2020) remained below the strong flu waves of the 1990s.” https://swprs.org/facts-about-covid-19/ “So the graph shows the cumulative deaths in Sweden since March 11?” says reader Penelope. ... Read more Deaths in Sweden, which NEVER locked down, are far less than New York State, which DID lock down The post Deaths in Sweden, which NEVER locked down, are far less than New York State, which DID lock down appeared firs... more »
Russian And Chinese Military Harassment Is Increasing
A Russian Su-27 Flanker jet intercepts a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber conducting operations over Black Sea international waters on Aug. 28, 2020. Air Force photo *Military.com:** Russian and Chinese Military Harassment Is Increasing. Should the US Be Worried?* Last week, a Russian armored personnel carrier rammed a U.S. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in Syria. China test-fired "carrier killer" missiles into the South China Sea. A massive Russian nuclear submarine surfaced off Alaska, and Russia fighters hit the afterburners to come within 100 feet of a B-52 Stratofortress b... more »
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives updates living wage for Halifax to $21.80
A living wage in Halifax in 2020 is $21.80 according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The CCPA released the report by Chelsea Driscoll and Christine Saulnier, “Living wages in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 2020,” on Wednesday. It’s an update to the CCPA’s 2018 calculation of $19 for Halifax. […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/2/2020
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What War With China Could Look Like
Aircraft from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and a B-52 bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base conduct integrated joint air operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Stephens/Navy) *Military Times:* *What war with China could look like* Pentagon war planners can envision a conflict with China starting in any number of ways. For example, they fear a scenario that might involve a mass of Chinese military forces posturing along China’s coast near Taiwan and the aggressive reorientation of Chinese missile systems that would start setting off alarms in Was... more »
Met Office Caught Cheating Over Wind Speed “Records”
By Paul Homewood . https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/storm-francis/ . You will recall my astonishment regarding Met Office claims that Storm Francis brought the highest ever gusts for August to parts of Britain this week. The claim was, of course, widely reported in the media, such as this grossly false claim by ITV: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-25/highest-ever-gusts-of-wind-recorded-in-august-as-storm-francis-lashes-uk . As several readers […]
WHO WANTS TO TELL HIS SURVIVORS?
On Monday, I told you about the new right-wing talking point on the coronavirus: Because the CDC says that all but 9,000 Americans who've died from it had one or more other contributing conditions, or comorbities, the right now insists that *only 9,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 altogether.* Over the weekend, President Trump retweeted a QAnon supporter's now-deleted tweet to that effect, and Senator Joni Ernst told an Iowa newspaper reporter recently that she finds the idea intriguing: “They’re thinking there may be 10,000 or less deaths that were actually singularly covid-19. ... more »
Study: Modern Grand Solar Minimum (2020 - 2053) leads to cooling, important implications for entire planet
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In a new study published recently in the journal Temperature, Prof. Valentina Zharkova demonstrates that the Sun has entered into the modern Grand Solar Minimum (2020 - 2053) that will lead to a significant reduction of the solar magnetic field and activity like...... Read more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 2, 2020
*National Interest:* *Breaking Down the Pentagon's 2020 China Military Power Report: A Quest for PLA Parity?* The report puts key concerns front and center: arguably, China's meteoric military progress in recent years has not simply narrowed the gap in limited niches, but has in fact pursued parity and even selective superiority to the degree that, broadly interpreted, "China is already ahead of the United States in certain areas". *Overall Assessment: * My first impression is that this is the latest and greatest of the Pentagon’s China Military Power reports since their incep... more »
"The Chain Of Obedience"
"The death squads and concentration camps of history were never staffed by rebels and dissidents. They were run by those who followed the rules."
"The Wages of Perpetual Fear"
*"The Wages of Perpetual Fear"* by Paul Rosenberg "I’ve gone on for a long time about fear making humans stupid, and even about it being a weapon and a brain poison. But I’ve also wondered at times whether people would hit fear-fatigue… that point where people have simply had enough fear and walk out from under it. As it turns out, however, I was a bit optimistic on fear fatigue. I’ve been reading Robert Sapolsky’s latest book, "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best And Worst," and was disappointed to learn what the best new research shows on the long-term application of fear. ... more »
"Very Few Beings..."
"Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds." - Anne Rice
Pelosi-Gate: House Speaker's Hair-Raising Hypocrisy
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was busted yesterday, sneaking in to a beauty salon in San Francisco for a shampoo. Salons in California had been closed for months to "fight Covid" but the Speaker obviously believes that some people are more equal than others. Also today, Australia descends into a dark and frightful dictatorship, as citizens are arrested for merely posting on Facebook that they oppose the lockdowns. Watch today's Liberty Report:
US Embassy Lies about Funding Thai Protests
The US Embassy in Bangkok has boldly lied about extensive US government funding and support for current, ongoing protests in Thailand as public awareness grows of unrest's real agenda. *September 2, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Khaosod - a newspaper owned by billionaire opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and his family who openly support ongoing protests in Thailand - uncritically reprinted the US Embassy's statement denying its documented involvement in these recent rallies. The US Embassy statement claimed: *“The United States government is not funding or other... more »
US Embassy Lies about Funding Thai Protests
The US Embassy in Bangkok has boldly lied about extensive US government funding and support for current, ongoing protests in Thailand as public awareness grows of unrest's real agenda. *September 2, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Khaosod - a newspaper owned by billionaire opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and his family who openly support ongoing protests in Thailand - uncritically reprinted the US Embassy's statement denying its documented involvement in these recent rallies. The US Embassy statement claimed: *“The United States government is not funding or other... more »
Voting By Mail Could Be a Logistical Disaster
*Jennifer Selin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Each state has its own set of rules regarding how to distribute, manage and count ballots. While much of the recent attention on mail-in voting has focused on the U.S. Postal Service or on the likelihood of voter fraud, there is a lesser-known, looming problem for the November elections: The burden of mail-in voting does not just fall on the Postal Service. Approximately 8,000 local election offices in the United States will have a role in carrying out the 2020 election. These offices manage almost 186,000 voting precincts a... more »
Samsung Debuts New Laser Projector, The Premiere
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Image: Samsung] This projector has not only 4K resolution, but comes with the much-vaunted Filmmaker Mode. Samsung this week announced a new ultra-short throw, 4K laser projector called The Premiere, which is being marketed by Samsung as the key product in its “Life Unstoppable” line, which is being unveiled at the partially-live and partially-virtual IFA tech show in Berlin. The Premiere is available in 120- and 130-inch models, the latter of which, the LSP9T, is described by Samsung as “the world’s first HDR10+ certified projecto... more »
iPhone 11, by Far, Was the Top Selling Smartphone Globally This Year (So Far)
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC139F59E000&share=true] The data shows that Apple just keeps dominating the market. We already know that Apple has had a huge year for iPhone sales, which led to huge profits for the company and the first-ever $2 trillion valuation for a public company. Now, a new study shows that one particular iPhone model was the most popular in the world in the first half of this year. According to Omdia’s Smartphone Model Market Tracker for the second quarter, the iPhone... more »
Four Reasons Why Regime Change Won’t Occur In Belarus
*Andranik Migranyan* *Security, Europe* Russian influence will be critical in ending the crisis. There is no reason to believe that the Belarusian opposition will come to power any time soon. Instead, there are numerous differences between what is occurring in Belarus and what occurred in Ukraine in 2014 and in Armenia in 2018. Here are four reasons why. First, President Alexander Lukashenko is a very sturdy and strong-willed person, ready to hold on to his power to the end. In contrast to other post-Soviet leaders, he was the only one who had the presence of mind to preserve th... more »
This Just In: DARPA’s Newest Hypersonic Missile Passed a Crucial Test
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2MPI9KIM8T&share=true] The test marks a milestone in the HAWC hypersonic project, a massive multi-agency effort. In a news release, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, or DARPA, announced that two variants of their Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept just successfully completed captive carry tests. During these non-release type tests, the weapon remains attached to the carrier airframe via a weapons pylon and is intended to gather data on the flight charac... more »
Global Survey: Three in Four Adults Plan to Get Vaccinated Against Coronavirus
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YOI9M2P50&share=true] If the world economy is to recover, a vaccine will be needed soon. A new global survey has found that 74% of adults are willing to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus when a viable vaccine becomes available to the public. Conducted by the World Economic Forum and market research firm Ipsos, the survey polled nearly 20,000 adults across twenty-seven countries over a two-week span beginning in late July. The results showed that China... more »
2020 China Military Power Report: How Beijing Plans to Be a Superpower by 2049
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* Can Beijing be as powerful as America by then? Beijing certainly thinks it is worth the gamble. China plans to surpass U.S. military power by 2049 as part of an ambitious plan to massively expand Beijing’s global reach, economic and political influence and international military superiority, according to the Pentagon’s 2020 China Military Power report. “It is likely that China will aim to develop a military by mid-century that is equal to, and in many cases superior to, the United States’ military or that of any other great power that the Chinese ... more »
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2: The Early Reviews Are In...
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QPI98GT2G&share=true] The phone looks really good, but at $2,000 is out of reach for most customers. Samsung on Monday officially took the wraps off its Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone, which it had hinted at in its Unpacked event about a month earlier. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is a foldable smartphone that offers a 6.2-inch cover screen and a 7.6-inch main screen, along with 5G capability. Running Android 10 and offering such features as All-Day Battery and ... more »
President Trump’s Lost North Korea Opportunity: Down the Convention Memory Hole
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2VPI9ZAG60&share=true] If Trump wins a second term, he should quickly double-down on making a peace deal. But the deal must be practical. The conventions have mercifully ended. The real campaign is about to begin. And the contest could be close. Perhaps the most striking absence from President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech was any mention of North Korea. He previously touted the issue as a great success. Indeed, the president believes that he saved the world from ... more »
China’s Crippling Crackdown on Hong Kong
*Paul Heer* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Sadly, Hong Kong’s protestors were mistaken if they believed that Washington would be prepared and able to intervene in some way that would force Beijing to surrender to their demands or accept their version of what had been promised to them. What Beijing is doing in Hong Kong is horrific and tragic. On June 30, it promulgated a new “national security” law that criminalizes secession, subversion, and terrorism—all presumably subject to Beijing’s arbitrary definition—and collaboration with foreigners in pursuit of any such activities.... more »
If the Marines Goes to War in the Pacific, Take a Look at What They’ll Ride into Battle
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The Marine Corps has new Ship-to-Shore Connectors are expected to remain in service for the next thirty years. Imagine this scenario in the not so distant future: The United States is at war in the Pacific. U.S. Marines deployed on the USS Wasp are in the amphibious assault carrier’s well deck. About 145 of the Marines slowly board a ship-to-shore connector, essentially a large amphibious landing vehicle that rides over the surface of the ocean on a cushion of air. They’re being deployed to an active war zone, to relieve other ... more »
Breaking Down the Pentagon's 2020 China Military Power Report: A Quest for PLA Parity?
*Andrew S. Erickson* *Security, Asia* The report puts key concerns front and center: arguably, China's meteoric military progress in recent years has not simply narrowed the gap in limited niches, but has in fact pursued parity and even selective superiority to the degree that, broadly interpreted, "China is already ahead of the United States in certain areas". *Overall Assessment: * My first impression is that this is the latest and greatest of the Pentagon’s China Military Power reports since their inception two decades ago. At 173 pages, it is quite possibly the longest and ... more »
A damning indictment of the US Postal Service's inefficiency
Amid all the brouhaha over the US Postal Service, with Democrats alleging (farcically) that President Trump is trying to "defund" it and/or use it to prevent successful postal voting, we learn that much of the fuss is politically motivated. To any businessman with common sense, the measures implemented by the new Postmaster-General don't seem "political" at all, as we pointed out recently. Instead, they're vitally necessary to get rid of multi-billion-dollar abuses and inefficiencies. One such abuse, overtime, is highlighted in a new report. The U.S. Postal Service has racked up ... more »
Were 39 Missing Children Found in a Trailer in Georgia?
Operation Not Forgotten, spearheaded by the U.S. Marshals, resulted in the rescue of dozens of missing and endangered children.
‘Skeptical:’ Ernst Suggests COVID Numbers Are Inflated
Echoing a discredited conspiracy theory, vulnerable Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is suggesting government statistics on coronavirus infections and deaths have been inflated.
How Institutions Can Better Respond to Campus Hate Crimes
As we gear up for what is likely to be the most challenging, start of the academic year we’ve ever seen, we must be vigilant and equipped to respond to incidents involving hate and/or explicit bias. With the persistence of our country’s sociopolitical unrest, coupled with a looming presidential election poised to cause greater dissidence, we should expect the tension to continue on our campuses.
"A Moratorium on the Inevitable"
*"A Moratorium on the Inevitable"* by Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "We wrote about the Democratic National Convention on Monday. Silence… Yesterday, we wrote about the Republican confab… and sent it off at precisely 30 minutes past midday, Eastern Time. Shortly thereafter, the artillery opened up… with dear readers blasting us for criticizing Mr. Trump and his party. We’ve been taking “incoming” ever since. Tomorrow… we counterattack. But today, we continue connecting the dots. *Moratorium Time: *We’ve seen that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have any idea of the... more »
Elephant shrew rediscovered after lost to science for 50 years
In 2019 scientists actually trapped one, and voila, the species re-appeared on conservationists’ radar. The post Elephant shrew rediscovered after lost to science for 50 years appeared first on CFACT.
WATCH: The Afterlife of Slavery: Markets, Property & Race [Cheryl Harris]
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"Racial hierarchy is continually replenished through the market, while the market encodes property in accord with racial regimes." The post WATCH: The Afterlife of Slavery: Markets, Property & Race [Cheryl Harris] appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
Maryland Rules in Favor of Offshore Wind Developer, to Ocean City’s Chagrin
The Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that Ørsted, the Danish multinational offshore wind developer of the Skipjack Wind Farm, could… The post Maryland Rules in Favor of Offshore Wind Developer, to Ocean City’s Chagrin appeared first on IER.
Plugged In Podcast #59: Tom Tanton on California’s Energy Woes
Travis Fisher, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss… The post Plugged In Podcast #59: Tom Tanton on California’s Energy Woes appeared first on IER.
REIT inks $25 million deal to acquire Michigan marijuana property
Innovative Industrial Properties continues to gobble up cannabis properties, with the San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT) closing a potentially $25 million deal to acquire and lease back a marijuana facility in Michigan. The acquisition of the 63,000-square-foot building in the Detroit suburb of Madison Heights from Holistic Industries includes: A $6.2 million purchase […] REIT inks $25 million deal to acquire Michigan marijuana property is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Max Born in Bangalore
Willie Soon sent me a rather fascinating story at an Indian website When Raman Brought Born to BangaloreEverything that follows in this blog post are spoilers so think twice whether you want to read my comments before the page above. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Note that Max Born was a close collaborator of Werner Heisenberg and Pascual Jordan who laid the foundations of quantum mechanics in 1925 – although Heisenberg was "primus inter pares". Imagine how romantic and pure the science had to be in the mid 1920s – by noticing the different politics of the three ... more »
ISIS nearly wiped out in central Yemen as Ansarallah forces score decisive victory
[image: ISIS nearly wiped out in central Yemen as Ansarallah forces score decisive victory] BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) suffered a devastating blow in central Yemen, as their long-time presence in the Al-Bayda Governorate was put to an end by the Ansarallah Movement, Over the last month, the Ansarallah Movement has been on the offensive against ISIS and the Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) forces, gradually capturing areas in Al-Bayda that had long been occupied by the terrorist groups. One of the final blows to ISIS in Al-Bayda came... more »
Nearly 500 Turkish-backed Syrian fighters deploy to Azerbaijan: media
[image: Nearly 500 Turkish-backed Syrian fighters deploy to Azerbaijan: media] Several Telegram channels have reported that about 500 Turkish-backed troops previously stationed in Syria, namely fighters belonging to the Sultan Murad Division, the Free Syrian Army and Hamzat, have been deployed to Azerbaijan. Nezavisimaya Gazeta’s sources note that this information is pending confirmation, however, it is likely to be genuine. Baku held a protest several days earlier, calling on Turkey “to save Azerbaijan from the Armenians and the Russians.” They called on the government to place a... more »
Syrian Army strikes jihadist forces near Turkish border
[image: Syrian Army strikes jihadist forces near Turkish border] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched heavy artillery and missile strikes on the jihadist defenses near the Turkish border on Wednesday. According to a field report from the northern countryside of Latakia, the Syrian Army targeted the jihadist rebel positions in the Jabal Al-Turkmen region on Wednesday, hitting their defenses and trenches near the town of Sarraf. Following the Syrian Army’s attack, the jihadist rebels fired artillery towards the SAA’s positions in the Jabal Al-Turkmen regi... more »
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