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Israel Loves Its Merkava Tank, But Other Nations Aren’t So Convinced
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Middle East* The Merkava tank is sometimes called the most survivable tank in the world. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Does all of this mean the Merkava is a poor tank? No. But it’s clear why most nations have stuck to more traditional designs instead of embracing the Merkava’s frontal engine tank design. The Merkava tank is sometimes called the most survivable tank in the world. The reasons given usually include its active protection system, forward engine design, urban warfare specific modifications, and thick armor. But do these claims hold up t...
Election 2020: Why Battleground State Polls Had it Wrong, Again
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] For a second time, state polls have misjudged Trump’s strong voter base in states that have been traditionally blue for several years. If voters had just depended on the general election polls, then they would have seen a landslide for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The RealClearPolitics national polling average posted Biden ahead by 7.2 percent over President Donald Trump as of Nov. 3, which indicated a swift victory for the former vice-president. Now, Biden clings a national vote lead of less than 3 percent. In crucial,...
Hitler’s Graf Zeppelin Aircraft Carrier Could Have Been Trouble
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* From the first days of his ascension to power, Adolf Hitler planned to rebuild the Kriegsmarine into a world-class navy. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Treaty of Versailles sharply limited both German aviation and German naval construction, making aircraft carriers out of the question. When Hitler renounced those restrictions, however, carriers were back on the menu. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement allotted roughly forty thousand tons to German carrier construction, and initially the Reich determined to construct two nineteen-thousand-t...
The Viper Strike: How Lethal Was the First "Micro Missile"?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * And why was it phased out? *Here's What You Need to Know*: MBDA still markets the GBU-44/B under the name “Viper-E”, but it’s weapon probably won’t generate any sales. As Western militaries shift back into a conventional focus after spending more than a decade fighting insurgencies, they are bringing along some tech developed for counterinsurgency that has applications in a peer or near-peer conflict. One important innovation that is looking to change how air-to-ground support can occur is the development of a new class of “micro precision munitions”: ...
And the winner is: Gridlock!
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 6 hours ago
Relax. It's not all bad: *"James Madison is surely smiling from his grave. Pursuant to his constitutional design, last night a badly divided electorate got an utterly gridlocked government—with the Supreme Court and Senate in the hands of one party and the House of Representatives and White House marginally in the hands of the other."* From my perspective, an election result about as good as could be hoped for. . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Article On Joe And Hunter Biden Censored By The Intercept
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
Publication by the New York Post two weeks ago of emails from Hunter Biden's laptop, relating to Vice President Joe Biden's work in Ukraine, and subsequent articles from other outlets concerning the Biden family's pursuit of business opportunities in China, provoked extraordinary efforts by a de facto union of media outlets, Silicon Valley giants and the intelligence community to suppress these stories. One outcome is that the Biden campaign concluded, rationally, that there is no need for the front-running presidential candidate to address even the most basic and relevant questio...
Canadian Military Wants To Use Propaganda, Other Techniques Domestically
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
The Canadian Forces wants to establish a new organization that will use propaganda and other techniques to try to influence the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of Canadians, according to documents obtained by this newspaper. The plan comes on the heels of the Canadian Forces spending more than $1 million to train public affairs officers on behaviour modification techniques of the same sort used by the parent firm of Cambridge Analytica, as well as a controversial and bizarre propaganda training mission in which the military forged letters from the Nova Scotia government to warn ...
Graduate Workers Condemn Saturday Police Escalation
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
In a Sunday statement, Northwestern University Graduate Workers condemned the police escalation — including the pepper-spraying and shoving student protestors — at Saturday’s NU Community Not Cops protest. At least two participating NUGW members were pepper-sprayed, the group wrote, during the 20th straight day of demonstrations demanding that NU divest from law enforcement. “Last night proved once again that it is heavily armed, militarized police who create and escalate violence,” NUGW wrote. The post Graduate Workers Condemn Saturday Police Escalation appeared first on Popular...
Capitalism’s Worst Nightmare
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
On this week's show, Prof. Wolff explores what major social changes will flow from today's combination of major economic crash and the viral pandemic (capitalism's worst nightmare). To answer, we consider how European feudalism changed after its 14th century combination of economic decline and the bubonic plague. The two big changes then were (1) switching from a decentralized to a strong state, monarchical feudalism and (2) transition from feudalism to capitalism. The two big parallel changes now are... The post Capitalism’s Worst Nightmare appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
The Banana Republican
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Gotham City - 8 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.) *A*t 2:30 this morning, Donald Trump took his place behind a podium in the East Room of the White House (Instead of a hotel ballroom as most politician would do who'd heard of the 1939 Hatch Act), about a dozen flaccid American flags behind him as if to remind him what country's presidency he was running for, and pronounced himself the winner. In an authoritarian speech the likes of which not having been seen since the height of Mussolini's power, Trump fumed, whined, fulminated and lied about the election results as he s...
Trump launches fight to maintain wins as crooked Biden games system
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 8 hours ago
By EDITOR, CAIRNS NEWSTHE Biden crime family is desperately trying to fight off a resurgence by Donald J. Trump across the US, with the president raising the spectre of Democrat cheating through the 101 million mail-in votes, millions of which could be invalid. Biden, whose family sold access to his vice-presidential office for millions of […]
Kuwait's Pension Fund Posts Record First-Half Profit
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 2 hours ago
Fiona MacDonald of Bloomberg reports that Kuwait’s $124 billion pension fund had record first-half profit: Kuwait’s $124 billion pension fund racked up a record profit in the first half, continuing a turnaround for an institution previously marred by a corruption scandal. The Public Institution for Social Security, which owns a quarter of U.S. private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC, said profit rose 362% to $12.1 billion in the first half.* It surged 611% to $4.7 billion in the second quarter, reflecting the “governance and strength” of its new investment strategy, according...
A CONSPIRACY NOT VAST ENOUGH
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 6 hours ago
President Trump and his supporters think we're pulling a fast one. They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020 En route to Philadelphia with legal team. Massive cheating.@realDonaldTrump up by 550,000 with 75% counted. Will not let Philly Democrat hacks steal it! — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) November 4, 2020 Trump supporter wearing a shirt that says "BBQ BEER & FREEDOM" loses his mind in the middle of a press conferencepic.twitter.com/ggnrr4FG1y — Willi...
Do Not Expect A Return To 'Normalcy' Under President Biden
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Glenn Harlan Reynolds, USA Today:* *Sorry, there will be no return to normalcy under Joe Biden * *Biden becoming president will not make COVID-19 disappear and return the country back to normal. Just vote for whatever form of abnormal you prefer.* As the presidential campaign enters its final phase, one of the messages of the Biden campaign is that putting him, a 47-year veteran of national politics, into the White House will return us to something approaching normal. With Biden in charge, all the Trump craziness will expire, and things will be safe, sane and familiar. In fact...
After Judge’s Order, Postal Service Sweep Finds 13 Ballots
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
U.S. Postal Service inspectors found just 13 ballots — all in Pennsylvania — during an Election Day sweep of mail processing centers ordered by a federal judge.
Did Trump Warn Against Recounts in Battleground States in 2012?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A years-old tweet resurfaced in 2020 as the Trump campaign called for a recount in Wisconsin.
Biden Wins Michigan, Nears 270 Electoral Votes
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Democrat Joe Biden has carried Michigan and its 16 electoral votes, further dismantling Donald Trump’s Rust Belt wall of support that helped deliver him the presidency four years ago.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Rebukes Fox News…
sundance, The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Earlier today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis publicly called out Fox News for their intentionally manipulative coverage of the 2020 election results. Adding fuel to this assertion, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has a similar rebuke: #StopTheSteal
Some thoughts on polling
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 7 hours ago
Pollsters can try to adjust their sample for gender, race, political party, education, and a dozen other demographic categories. But there’s one category for which it would seem inherently impossible to adjust—differences in willingness to talk to pollsters that cuts across the other demographics. Many Trump voters simply don’t want to respond to pollsters. And […] The post Some thoughts on polling appeared first on Econlib.
U.S. Approves The Sale Of Four Armed MQ-9 Reaper Drones To Taiwan
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Flickr/US Air Force *ABC News Online:* *US Government approves drone sale to Taiwan, in arms deal expected to anger China* The US State Department has cleared the potential sale of four "weapons-ready" aerial drones to Taiwan. The $US600 million ($833 million) deal would be the first such sale since the Trump administration loosened US policy on the export of sophisticated and closely guarded drone technology. The move is likely to infuriate China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has reacted angrily to previous announcements about weapons sales to the island. ...
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to Proceed with 2021 Winter and Spring Sports
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 7 hours ago
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced Tuesday that it will proceed with 2021 winter and spring sports. Basketball – both men’s and women’s – will begin Jan. 9 for a 12-14 game schedule, ending with the SIAC Basketball Championship Tournament. Spring 2021 will have men’s and women’s tennis, golf, men’s and women’s track and […]
California Voters Reject Affirmative Action Measure in Tuesday’s Election
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Voters rejected Proposition 16, a statewide ballot measure that would allow affirmative action programs to be reinstated in California, during the Nov. 3 election, the Los Angeles Times reported. Proposition 16 – put on the ballot by California’s Democrat-controlled legislature – would permit public universities and state and local governments to consider race, sex, color, […]
Clemson University Works to Identify 604 Unmarked Graves in Campus Cemetery
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Clemson University is working to learn the identities of those buried in 604 unmarked graves on its campus’ Woodland Cemetery, Greenville News reported. The graves may date back more than 200 years ago and may belong to “enslaved peoples, domestic workers, sharecroppers and convict laborers who lived, worked and died on the university’s land in […]
As Oregon Decriminalizes ALL Illegal Substances, Drugs Are The Real Winner Of 2020 Election
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - Drugs and the idea of personal mental sovereignty won big last night.
Oregon Decriminalizes Heroin, Cocaine, Meths, MDMA, LSD And Totally Legalizes Shrooms
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*The Mind Unleashed* - The measure passed by a near-landslide 59 percent of voters versus 41 percent.
Tuesday Was A Green Wave For Marijuana Legalization
WTStaff, Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Jon Miltimore* - Following Tuesday’s vote, some 16 million more Americans will soon be able marijuana smoke freely.
We, Your Digital Overlords, and Comrades of the Woke Left will DETERMINE what the Truth is!
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
Look what the #TwitterBastards are doing to @realDonaldTrump:
Four Air Force’s Secretive U-28A Draco ISR Aircraft Make Stopover at Aviano AB On Their Way Back From Deployment
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 8 hours ago
The U-28A Draco, on their way back to CONUS from the U.S. Central Command area of operations, made a stopover at Aviano AB, in Italy. Between Oct. 29 and 30, 2020, four U-28A Draco aircraft, [...] The post Four Air Force’s Secretive U-28A Draco ISR Aircraft Make Stopover at Aviano AB On Their Way Back From Deployment appeared first on The Aviationist.
HERE IS WHAT IS HOLDING UP THE ELECTION…..
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
If you didn’t already know….. There you have it….. NOW THEY JUST NEED…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Learning Critical Empathy: A Lesson From Journalism
cmaadmin, Diverse - 9 hours ago
We can never know what it was like to be George Floyd, but the reward for trying is that we cultivate our humanity. There is evidence that we also build a stronger public good.
Joe Biden May Provide Windfall for Iran and China’s Newest Port Project
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Politics, Americas* Traditionally, when the United States seeks to engage with Iran, diplomats propose cooperating on areas of mutual interest. Former Vice President Joe Biden has committed to rejoin the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action should he win the presidency. In a September 2020 CNN article, he explained, “If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the United States would rejoin the agreement as a starting point for follow-on negotiations.” The problem is that the Iranian nuclear deal had built-in sunset clauses so the agreement Bid...
Has the Age of Chinese Naval Supremacy Arrived? Russia Says Nope.
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Moscow thinks the U.S. Navy is still the top dog. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * “When the Americans try to impose a battle at great distances from coastal bases, the Chinese will strive to evade it, and if this is not possible, they will try to solve the problem of the quickest withdrawal of their forces from fire, deflecting the enemy’s attacks and inflicting their own,” Sivkov argues. If U.S. and Chinese aircraft carriers were to clash, the U.S. Navy would win. And who makes that prediction? A Russian military expert. Konstantin Sivkov, a me...
Things you'll never read in the MZM: Trump campaign files suit in Michigan to halt ballot counting - From PressTV
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago
*Americans are all in masks now. Dementia* * and Cancer will be on the rise soon* At times of crisis like this you have to go to media OUTSIDE of the United States and the "Five Eyes" to find out what's really going on IN the US. Just like last night...I found the video of Trump making his defiant speech *on RT.*..the only website that had the integrity and courage to show this news breaking event. As a result, I had a record number of hits on my blog for one day. In all my years of blogging I have never had anything remotely close to the number of hits...it was like I was a majo...
Did a Georgia County Reject 40K Mail-In Ballots?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The entire state of Georgia expected only about 3,000 rejected mail-in ballots altogether.
Joe Biden Says He Will Win The Election. President Trump Says He Has Won In Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* I figured that after Joe Biden gave his speech an hour ago saying that they will win (see below), President Trump would respond very quickly.
United States Presidential Election result will leave a sour taste
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 8 hours ago
United States Presidential Election result will leave a sour taste Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States Presidential Election was meant to be a clear victory for Joe Biden over Donald Trump. Yet, the election between the Democrats and Republicans – despite the pundits predicting an easy win for Biden […]
Trump’s ‘Major Fraud’ Speech, Fact-Checked
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
"This is an embarrassment to our country," Trump said, before falsely claiming he had already won the election.
Oregon Becomes First State to Legalize “Magic Mushrooms”
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * The approved measure will provide citizens with legal access to psilocybin—the chief active ingredient in the mushrooms—for mental-health treatment in supervised settings. Proponents have pointed to the medical benefits of the drug, which has been shown in some studies to help trauma survivors and those suffering from depression. Oregon has become the first state in the nation to legalize the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms.” The approved measure will provide citizens with legal access to psilocybin—the chief active ingredient in the mushrooms...
RUMOR ALERT: Trump Was Not Declared Winner of Pennsylvania
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
As of this writing, no candidate had been officially declared a winner in Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election.
The Second Stimulus bill to fight the virus
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
Have you looked at the 2nd stimulus bill? https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html... If the funds went to the people, we'd each get about $6,000 ($2 Trillion divided by the population), but it won't be distributed that way. There are too many pay backs to be made. A politician has to raise money, after all. I've traveled on Amtrak and $526,000,000 won't be enough to save it. $100,000,000 to NASA, page 17 $200,000,000 for salaries and expenses at Federal Communications Commission, pg 43 $20,000,000,000 to the USPS, page 53 $300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts, page 77 ...
The Media Is Now Calling The State Of Michigan For Joe Biden
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
REUTERS/Brian Snyder *New York Post:* *Joe Biden powers way to key swing-state victory in Michigan * Joe Biden has motored to victory in Michigan, winning a nail-biter, overtime battle for the pivotal swing state, with CNN and NBC calling the race first on Wednesday afternoon. The Democratic presidential hopeful racks up another 16 electoral votes with the triumph, stealing another state Trump won in 2016 and taking a big leap closer to the 270 needed to win the White House. The razor’s edge race, however, was only called well into Wednesday, as Michigan was one of several bat...
FSIS warns public about metal found in spaghetti and meatballs
Dan Flynn, Food Safety News - 9 hours ago
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable, spaghetti, and meatballs in marinara sauce products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal. The metal was discovered by consumers who then contacted the company. Their complaints... Continue Reading
Oregon Becomes First State To Decriminalize Small Possession Of All Drugs
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Voters in Oregon approved a historic ballot initiative that would decriminalize possession of smaller amounts of all illegal drugs and funnel tax revenue from legal marijuana sales into addiction treatment, potentially providing an early model for combating deep racial disparities in the criminal legal system and significantly slowing the war on drugs. Now that Measure 110 has passed with nearly 59 percent of the vote, racial disparities in drug arrests are expected to drop by an astounding 94 percent, according to an analysis by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, a state age...
Ecosocialism: An Alternative To Global Capitalism
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Over the past four decades or so, various leftists have become more sensitive to the environmental degradation in developed and developing capitalist societies and post-revolutionary societies, particularly in the former Soviet Union and, in recent times, China. As a result, they have sought to develop an ecosocialism, ecoMarxism or ecological Marxism. Robert Albritton in Eco-Socialism for Now and the Future: Practical Utopias and Rational Action states that the earliest use of the term of the term ecosocialism he uncovered appeared in a pamphlet titled Eco-Socialism in a Nutshel...
The counting continues, which is how elections work ...
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 9 hours ago
Trump, last night:* "This is a major fraud in our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we'll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop.*" *Reason*, this morning: *"At that point, of course, voting had stopped. It was the counting that continued, which is how elections work."* *.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
How Sweden did it. Dr. Sebastian Rushworth
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 10 hours ago
"The Swedish Public Health authority has never admitted that the goal of their chosen strategy is to reach herd immunity. However, from an epidemiological stand point, all strategies depend on reaching herd immunity in one way or another. A vaccination based strategy also builds on getting to herd immunity, it just chooses a different way to reach it. At some point in the relatively near future, every country on Earth will have developed herd immunity to covid, either by letting the disease spread until that point is reached, or by vaccinating enough people to reach that point." ...
The Word From the Trenches – November 4, 2020
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – November 4, 2020 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says New World Order is “the right thing to do”
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Natural News – by Ethan Huff The head of the nation’s largest retailer recently sat down with TIME‘s Eben Shapiro to talk about how the... The post Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says New World Order is “the right thing to do” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Bidding the Paris Agreement Adieu
Jordan McGillis, IER - 11 hours ago
With the wheels having been set in motion more than three years ago, the United States officially exited the Paris… The post Bidding the Paris Agreement Adieu appeared first on IER.
White House COVID-19 exposed staff met with Navajo Council, dedicated Navajo school where there was uncontrolled community spread
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
Navajo Vice President Myron Lizer met with federalofficials at Navajo Nation Council.White House COVID-19 exposed staff met with Navajo Council, dedicated Navajo school where there was uncontrolled community spreadBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsNov. 4, 2020While the coronavirus spread through the White House, a White House delegation met with the Navajo Nation government and attended a dedication
The Bills For The US Navy's Newest Aircraft Carrier Are Coming In
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in drydock at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia (USA) (Wikipedia) *Breaking Defense:* *Navy To Congress: Here’s Your F-35C Carrier — How Do We Pay For It * The Navy awarded a big contract to modify its newest aircraft carrier -- tossing the ball back to Capitol Hill which demanded the work, but neglected to provide funding. WASHINGTON: When House and Senate members finally come together after the election to hash out the delayed 2021 budget, they’ll face a new challenge from the Navy: find hundreds of millions of dollars to wrap up work on its newes...
As Leftists Burn The American Flag In Washington, Democrat-Run States Right Now Attempting To Rig Election Results In Joe Biden’s Favor
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Trick Number Three is underway right now, and it is something David Blaine would be quite proud of – making votes for Joe Biden appear, as if by magic, out of thin air. Take Wisconsin for example, 100,000 ballots appear from nowhere and all for Joe Biden. How about Michigan? Overnight, an additional 138,000 ballots … Continue reading As Leftists Burn The American Flag In Washington, Democrat-Run States Right Now Attempting To Rig Election Results In Joe Biden’s Favor →
Canada: Imam Denounces Free Speech, Trudeau Agrees
j, Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Wed Nov 4, 2020 Robert Spencer Samuel Paty, the French schoolteacher who was recently beheaded for showing his class a cartoon of Islam’s prophet Muhammad, was a “cursed individual,” an “evil-spirited man,” a “filthy excuse for a human being,” according to the Canada-based imam and Islamic scholar Younus Kathrada. The learned imam complained that Muslims … Continue reading Canada: Imam Denounces Free Speech, Trudeau Agrees →
Did Biden Break Obama’s Popular Vote Record?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes in the 2008 U.S. presidential contest.
Is Disneyland Reopening for the Holidays in 2020?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
For months, fans have wondered about the reopening of the U.S. amusement park.
Trump Campaign Suing To Have Access To Tally Sites In Michigan And Pennsylvania
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Some of the windows remain blocked off. I asked a few people who taped them up and why, no clear answer. A few poll challengers / workers tell us they feel there wasn’t a fair number of repubs and dems in this room. Sec of State’s office gave us this reponse: pic.twitter.com/un1RyFTUJj — Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) November 4, 2020 *CNBC:* *Trump campaign says it is suing to stop Michigan and Pennsylvania ballot counts in fight over access to tally sites* * President Donald Trump’s campaign said Wednesday that it had filed suits to halt the counting of ballots in Michigan and Pennsy...
The Margin of Litigation, the Margin of Error, and the Margin of Organizing
Joseph Fishkin, Balkinization - 9 hours ago
A few thoughts on President Biden's likely margin — too small to please Democrats, for sure, but I think, large enough to fall outside the "margin of litigation," which is very good news for the country — here in a blog post at TPM Cafe.
The Massive Jump In Biden Votes This Morning In Michigan Was Due to a Typo
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
The Michigan situation was a TYPO. The massive jump in Biden votes out of nowhere is because Shiawassee county reported "153710" when it SHOULD have been "15371." As you can see below, thankfully, the error was fixed. Biden had 2,130,695 (at 4:04 AM) Then 2,019,899 (5:19 AM) pic.twitter.com/93DUxj3ERo — Derek Duck (@duckdiver19) November 4, 2020 *WNU Editor*: President Trump is still trailing Michigan by 70,000 votes.
Trump Sues in Pennsylvania, Michigan; Asks for Wis. Recount
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The Trump campaign said it has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Michigan, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battleground states.
Sorry To Have Been Such A Downer Today-- After All Trump Did Lose
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
*YR FIRED! by Nancy Ohanian* Biden, you've no doubt read today, won more votes than any presidential candidate in history. Conservative"safeguards" keep that from determining if winners can take office or not. To win the electoral college vote, Biden's task is to win all the Hillary states and then to flip 3 traditional blue states she botched, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Other states Trump won looked alluring-- particularly Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, + NE-02 and ME-02 (each with one electoral vote) and maybe even Texas, though that was always fool's gold....
UE-Mercosur: un acuerdo sobre la desigualdad
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
04-Nov-2020 Este tratado, tal como se encuentra actualmente, propicia las polÃticas extractivistas en América Latina, y por ende debilita las democracias que ya se encuentran bajo ataque en nuestro continente.
Nuevo arbitraje contra España por las renovables ante CIADI
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
04-Nov-2020 Cuando parecÃa que las demandas de arbitraje de inversiones viraban ante un nuevo camino abierto por el Real Decreto impulsado por el Gobierno español sobre la nueva retribución a las explotaciones de energÃa renovable, la compañÃa japonesa Mitsui & Co. ha presentado una solicitud de arbitraje ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI).
CAN Europe policy briefing on the Energy Charter Treaty
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
04-Nov-2020 The treaty is incompatible with the EU's climate commitments and the current modernisation process will not fix this, as the necessary reforms are either opposed by other contracting parties or not being discussed.
Update on the future of ISDS: UNCITRAL working group III publishes draft working papers
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
04-Nov-2020 The working papers focus on an appellate mechanism and enforcement issues and the selection and appointment of ISDS tribunal members.
Members of Trump Campaign Hold Press Conference in Philadelphia – 3:30pm ET Livestream
sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
Eric and Laura Trump are scheduled to deliver remarks from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The anticipated start time is 3:30pm. Livestreams difficult to locate (tech blackout?) Should be broadcast by media.
Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips recalled due to glass pieces
News Desk, Food Safety News - 11 hours ago
Ottawa-based Miss Vickie’s Canada is recalling certain Miss Vickie’s brand Kettle Cooked Potato Chips due to the possible presence of pieces of glass. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advises consumers to not consume and for retailers, restaurants, and institutions to not sell or use the chips. The products were sold in New Brunswick, Newfoundland... Continue Reading
And The Budget Will Balance Itself
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Another strongly worded letter from the Parliamentary Budget Officer; ““While the sum of these measures is significant, the amount of information that is publicly available to track this spending is lacking, thus making it more challenging for parliamentarians to perform their critical role in overseeing government spending and holding it to account. [..] This lack… Continue reading →
Britain faces green energy disaster as lack of wind triggers new blackout warning
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From GWPF/Times: For the second time in weeks National Grid has warned that Britain’s big onshore and offshore wind farms will be failing to deliver, generating only about 2.5GW today because of low wind speeds. In the meantime, the costs of stabilising the national grid and avoiding catastrophic blackouts have […]
Ant Group IPO Suspended; Five-Year Plan Unveiled
alemert, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Jack Ma, head of Ant Group, speaks at the Official Launch of Electronic World Trade Platform in Kigali, Rwanda, on Oct. 31, 2018 (Paul Kagame, https://flic.kr/p/2ctCALQ;CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). Chinese Regulators Suspend Ant Group’s IPO On Nov. 3, Chinese regulators announced the suspension of Ant Group’s initial public offering, taking the financial world by surprise. The financial technology giant was poised to break the record for the world’s largest initial public offering (IPO): Ant Group was estimated to raise approximately $34.4...
Biden Addresses Nation, Stops Short of Claiming Victory
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Wednesday afternoon that he believes he will win the election during a speech at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
Maradona Recovering Well after Surgery, Personal Physician Says
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona is recovering well after surgery for bleeding inside his skull and will not have any unwanted post-operative side effects or cognitive impairment, his personal physician said on Wednesday.
Internal Travel Restrictions, Lockdowns Return across Europe
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Internal travel restrictions are increasingly being re-imposed across Europe, where coronavirus cases have been on the rise for weeks; a national curfew took effect in Italy while the British House of Commons voted for nationwide lockdown in England.
US Recommends American Citizens to Leave Venezuela after Resumption of Flights
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The remaining American citizens stuck in Venezuela may have a window of opportunity to head back to their country of origin after the resumption of some flights to four specific destinations as announced by the National Institute of Aviation on Monday.
US Election Uncertainty Strains Americans in China
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Americans in China, the “enemy” country of Republican incumbent Donald Trump, tensely awaited the US presidential election outcome while the Chinese did not appear concerned, although most favor Democrat Joe Biden.
Myanmar Army Accuses Government of Irregularities Ahead of Elections
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Myanmar’s powerful army has accused the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi of irregularities in the run-up to this Sunday’s general elections.
Cooking with Firewood in Venezuela, the Country with Largest Reserves of Oil, Natural Gas and Coal
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Venezuelans have been reduced to cook with firewood, after the nationalization of the cooking-gas cylinders industry that began in 2007 has resulted in serious cooking gas shortages.
Ethiopian PM Orders Military Offensive against Region Blamed for Attack
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered on Wednesday a military offensive against the regional authorities in the Tigray region on the border of Eritrea after blaming them for an attack on an Ethiopian army base.
Afghanistan Arrests 13 Cops for Negligence over Kabul University Attack
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The Afghan interior ministry arrested on Wednesday 13 police officers on charges of negligence over the deadly attack on Kabul University, in which 22 people were killed and 27 injured on Monday.
Watermelons Consume More Water Than People
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Moroccan agriculture, which has always been one of the country’s key export industries, has seen a boom in recent years but at a cost in water resources for the semi-arid country.
Milan Opens New COVID Hotel as Infections in Lombardy Rise
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The city of Milan, Italy’s economic heart and capital of one of the country’s worst-stricken regions by the second wave of coronavirus, has opened a new so-called COVID hotel to house asymptomatic patients unable to isolate at home.
Beyond Trump and Biden, What Did the US Vote On?
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The focus of the elections in the United States is naturally heaped on the race for the White House, but citizens are also asked to cast votes on state proposals, which this year ranged from the decriminalization of drugs to the voting age.
Tours to the Southern Side of Inter-Korean Border Resume
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Tourist tours to the southern side of the militarized border that separates the two Koreas resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than a year due to an outbreak of African swine fever.
Alibaba Shares Plummet after Ant’s IPO Suspension
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plummeted on Wednesday following the sudden announcement the previous night of the suspension of the IPO of its financial tech subsidiary, Ant Group, which was set to be the biggest stock debut in history.
New Zealand Supreme Court Lengthens Dotcom US Extradition Fight
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The New Zealand Supreme Court said on Wednesday the founder of closed Megaupload portal Kim Dotcom could be extradited to the United States for 12 of the 13 charges on him, but ordered a review of a ruling issued in 2015 by a lower court.
South Korea Captures Suspected Defector from North Near Armed Border
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
South Korean military said on Wednesday it had taken into custody a suspected intruder who crossed the heavily fortified border with North Korea.
Ex-FARC Guerrillas Reject Violence with Cultural, Artisanal Projects
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Former FARC guerrillas held a cultural day and business fair on Tuesday in Bogota’s Plaza de Bolivar, expressing their rejection of violence that has claimed the lives of 236 of them since the peace agreement was signed in November 2016.
Su-25 Grach: This Russian Fighter Is the Ultimate Warrior
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * And it has the battle scars to prove it. The Russian Air Force operates a vast catalog of new and legacy fighters, some of which have seen little to no combat experience. The Su-25 Grach is not one of those fighters, having been tempered by over three decades of pitched conflict in the hottest Soviet and Russian war zones. *Origins: * In the late 1960s, the Soviet security establishment resolved to address its lack of a viable close air support (CAS) aircraft: typically, armored strike fighters that carry out attack missions in conjunction with fri...
Armistice Day / Remembrance Day 103 Is November 11, 2020
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
November 11, 2020, is Armistice Day 103 — which is 102 years since World War I was ended at a scheduled moment (11 o’clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 — killing an extra 11,000 people after the decision to end the war had been reached early in the morning).
Watch: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2012 – Occupy Documentary – Can Filmmakers Be Activists?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
Protest and dissent has flourished across the world in the last 12 months, and documentary-makers are playing their part. But what role can filmmakers play in empowering the 99% and challenging Governments and Corporations? Join a panel of activist-filmmakers discussing their role in speaking truth to power, and using documentary as a tool of protest. There are great challenges in making a film about activists without legally endangering characters and yourself. Just as great a challenge is how to have radical social and political impact for audiences whilst maintaining a sustainable...
By too much attention on the outer self
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
The thoughtform for the year which beloved Gautama described so well in his New Year’s address is a golden “spinning wheel” releasing a golden thread of pure radiant energy to each lifestream to manifest as his apportioned substance. The nine spokes of the wheel are indicative of the seven members of the Karmic Board, and includes also beloved Gautama, Lord of the World, and blessed Saint Germain who are “spokesmen” for the Great White Brotherhood throughout the golden age. This golden thread, symbolical of each man esteeming his life energy as obedient substance subjective wi...
Why Is An Old Edward Snowden Movie Trending on Netflix?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2U9J93ECSF&share=true] No matter what you think of his legacy, Snowden is once again trending in the popular culture. “Snowden” was a 2016 movie, directed by Oliver Stone, about the famed leaker Edward Snowden. The film, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden and Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend Lindsay Mills, was released to little fanfare in September of 2016, underwhelming at the box office and getting mixed reviews from critics. The film didn’t cap...
Apple Says 5G iPhone 12 Sales Look Strong
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Apple, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2UHJ9XI56D&share=true] Apple is doing well, even with the delay in shipping the iPhones this year. The 2020 lineup of new iPhones, as expected, arrived on the market in October, instead of the usual time frame of September. How are they selling so far? “We just started shipping iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, and we’re off to a great start,” Luca Maestri, Apple’s Chief Financial Officer said on the company’s quarterly earnings call on October 29, per a Motley Fool transcrip...
How Donald Trump Won Florida
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Donald Trump, Americas* Expert: “I would attribute this largely to a persistent, consistent investment by Republicans and by the Trump campaign in South Florida dating back to at least 2016 and continuing over the last four years in a way that the Democrats haven’t matched.” In a panic-stricken night of see-sawing leads between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in critical battleground states, Democrats perhaps took the biggest blow of the night when the president sailed to victory in Florida. While the polls fizzled hope into Biden’s ca...
Did Social Media Actually Counter Election Misinformation?
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Their measures still didn't really address the problems exposed by the 2020 U.S. presidential contest, critics of the social platforms contend.
Did Pelosi Move $2.4B from Social Security for BLM Legal Defense?
Snopes Staff, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.
An Embarrassing Failure for Election Pollsters
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Election polling is facing yet another reckoning following its uneven-at-best performance in this year’s voting.
Biden Wins Wisconsin, Presidency Still Hangs in Balance
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Neither candidate has cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, though.
It Not About Right or Left, Its About Neoliberalism. Mickey Huff on Big Tech’s Efforts To Purge Dissent
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 10 hours ago
"If Republicans and conservatives are really concerned about money in Silicon Valley and impacting elections," says Huff, "they should look in the mirror.” The post It Not About Right or Left, Its About Neoliberalism. Mickey Huff on Big Tech’s Efforts To Purge Dissent appeared first on MintPress News.
Ethiopia’s Choice: Ethnic Disintegration or Inclusive Healing
Teodrose Fikremariam, The Ghion Journal - 10 hours ago
Last night, while most of the world was engrossed in the unfolding US elections, the first shots of a looming civil war were fired as the Ethiopian military engaged with TPLF militias in Tigray. When it comes to facts on the ground, there is very little that is independently confirmed at this moment except for the commencement of hostilities. In war, the only things that are true are disinformation and confusion emanating from all sides.… The post Ethiopia’s Choice: Ethnic Disintegration or Inclusive Healing appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
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