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‘Our response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh will be extremely painful’: Iran

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago

[image: ‘Our response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh will be extremely painful’: Iran] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – Iran announced that its response to the killing of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh would be “extremely painful” for the forces behind the assassination. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that this matter would be in response to calls for restraint from Western countries, according to the state-owned Fars News Agency. On Monday, Iran buried the Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated last Friday, after his c...

DA Flynn consents to three early releases after inmates test positive for COVID-19 in county correctional facility

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that his office resumed reviewing cases of those convicted of low-level, non-violence offenses who have 45 days or less remaining on their local jail sentences. This initiative by the Erie County DA’s The post DA Flynn consents to three early releases after inmates test positive for COVID-19 in county correctional facility first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

Gunman Indicted for Homicide on Alice Avenue

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 20-year-old Odell Malik Wilkins, also known as “Leek,” of Buffalo was virtually arraigned this afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek an indictment charging him with one count of The post Gunman Indicted for Homicide on Alice Avenue first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

Crazy footage of Houthi fighter firing RPG at up close target

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago

[image: Crazy footage of Houthi fighter firing RPG at up close target] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – A video shared on Twitter Tuesday showed a fighter from the Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) firing an RPG at a nearby target. The video begins with the Ansarallah fighter firing on an unseen target above his head in the Ta’iz Governorate of western Yemen. Following the gunfire, the Ansarallah fighter grabs his RPG and raises it above his to head to strike the nearby target. A very close RPG shot of a Houthi fighter during the clash in Taiz, 2019/6/6. Continue reading Crazy foot...

Housing market is overheated and prices are unsustainable, says housing report

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago

BY EDWARD PINTO AND TOBIAS PETER Key takeaways: Purchase rate lock volume remains strongly above last year’s. For the last couple weeks, volume has consistently been about 30%-80% higher. Driven by ultra-low mortgage rates and a limited supply, national HPA The post Housing market is overheated and prices are unsustainable, says housing report first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

The Mistake of Designating the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

gjohnsenguest, Lawfare - 12 hours ago

Supporters of the Houthi Movement rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 4, 2015. Photo credit: Henry Ridgwell/Voice of America via Wikimedia *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on* Order from Chaos*.* One of Donald Trump’s first foreign policy decisions as president was authorizing a Navy SEAL raid in Yemen. That operation, which he signed off on over dinner, was poorly planned, risky, and rushed. The result: several dead Yemeni civilians, including 10 children, and one dead U.S. soldier. Now, as President Trump prepares to leave office, he looks poised to make another unfo...

Iran denies IRGC commander killed along Syrian-Iraqi border

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Iran denies IRGC commander killed along Syrian-Iraqi border] Reports claiming that a commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had been killed in western Iraq in a drone strike are most likely untrue, Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Said Khatib Zadeh said on Tuesday. “Apparently, this is untrue, but a representative of the General Staff of the Iranian armed forces should speak on this issue. However, we have not heard any reliable information on this matter”, Zadeh said at a press briefing. Continue reading Iran denies IRGC commander kille...

Erdogan warns Europe not to ‘pay the price’ for not ending offensive free speech

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Erdogan warns Europe not to ‘pay the price’ for not ending offensive free speech] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned European countries, led by France, not to “pay the price” for not putting an end to the ugly behavior that is practiced under the cloak of “freedom of the press.” Erdogan said that “Europe and all of humanity will pay the price for this,” describing the use of Islamophobia and xenophobia as a “shameful matter.” He continued that the international media has never criticized France’s restriction of the media, stressing t...

Quds Force commander made secret visit to Lebanon to meet with Hezbollah leader: newspaper

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago

[image: Quds Force commander made secret visit to Lebanon to meet with Hezbollah leader: newspaper] BEIRUT, LEBANON 3:45 P.M.) – A Lebanese newspaper reported a secret visit by the commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, General Ismail Ghaani, to Lebanon on Monday to meet with the leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The French-language Lebanese newspaper L’Orient Le Jour reported, “The commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ismail Ghaani, asked the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, not to provoke Israel.” A...

Come Work With Us—As Our New Research Assistant

dpriess, Lawfare - 13 hours ago

The Lawfare Institute—publisher of information and insight at the intersection of national security, law and policy—seeks a highly organized, research-experienced university or graduate-program graduate for a full-time research assistant position. Work will be performed virtually for the duration of COVID-19 restrictions and, after that time, in Washington, D.C. near Dupont Circle. The position begins in January 2021 and will last for twelve months, with the possibility of an eight-month extension by mutual agreement. The research assistant will primarily assist Lawfare’s Pritzker...

'Lil Turd Jr. Has Canadians Held under House Arrest and Most are Too Stupid to Even Know it! Plus Updates from RAH and FreakedOut

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 4 hours ago

*'Lil Turd Jr. Has Canadians Held under Indefinite* * House Arrest **and Most are Too Stupid* * to Even Know it!* Good morning fellow sentients! This post will be short and not sweet. Nor will it be as organized as I painstakingly make most of my posts. I have other things to do today than blog. But wanted to get some newZ bites out there as well as some *very important news updates and links sent by my regular contributors RAH and FreakedOut. * First we have the obnoxious 'Lil Turd Jr. telling the stupid Canadian population that they will be held under house arrest indefinite...

New Zealand Is Infusing Policing With A Social Work Philosophy

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago

A call for help from domestic or family violence is made on average every four minutes in New Zealand, whose high statistics regularly top global lists. And South Auckland is the country’s ground zero, where 23,000 calls come in yearly for family violence. The area also has a large Māori and Pacific Islander population, but New Zealand’s police force is mostly white. Encounters between residents and officers summoned to respond to family disputes have often ended with arrests made and children funneled into emergency state care, where a bewildering bureaucracy of government agenci...

Tenants Take On The ‘City’s Worst Landlord’ With Rent Strike

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago

Standing outside the four-story brick apartment building in Crown Heights she calls home, Jemiah Johnson took her turn with the black megaphone. “This building is literally killing us!” the 26-year-old mother shouted to the small crowd of neighbors waving homemade signs scrawled with phrases like DEFEND RENT STRIKERS and TENANT POWER. “My child is waking up three or four times in the middle of the night struggling to breathe.” At the November rally, she and her fellow mask-clad tenants described a long-standing pattern of neglect and shoddy repairs: crumbling ceilings, leaky pipes...

States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading The Virus

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago

For months after Washington state imposed one of the earliest and strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in March, Jim Gilliard didn’t stray far from his modular home near Waitts Lake, 45 miles north of Spokane. The retiree was at high risk from the coronavirus, both because of his age, 70, and his medical condition. Several years ago, he had a defibrillator implanted. So he mainly ventured out during the pandemic to shop for food. There wasn’t much else to do anyway. Gatherings in his county were limited to no more than 10 people, there was a mask mandate, movie theaters were closed and ma...

Iran Will Not Slow Down It's Nuclear Program After The Assassination Of A Senior Nuclear Scientist

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago

Workers stand in front of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2010. Reuters file *NBC*: *Assassination of Iranian scientist won't halt Iran's nuclear program, experts say * *Past assassinations of other scientists and the head of Iran’s missile program exposed security gaps but didn't halt Iran’s nuclear or missile projects. * WASHINGTON — The assassination of a senior Iranian nuclear scientist shocked Iran's leadership but will not derail the country's nuclear program, which has been steadily advancing despite President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, experts say. ...

Federal Judge Finds Portland In Contempt For Use Of Tear Gas

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago

Late Monday, a federal judge in Portland found the city in contempt of a court order that limited police officers’ use of tear gas and other crowd control devices during racial justice protests. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Marco Hernandez said that, on June 30, the city violated his order several times. The order, issued on June 26, mandated police limit their use of tear gas and other crowd control devices to instances in which the lives and safety of police or members of the public were at risk. It also said that such devices “shall not be used” against people...

PharmaCielo gets new CEO after revenue collapses; Khiron reports loss

Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago

PharmaCielo and Khiron Life Sciences – Toronto-based companies with their main operations in Colombia – reported losses this week for the quarter ending in September. PharmaCielo reported revenue of only 25,913 Canadian dollars ($20,000) for the quarter, down 97% from the previous quarter and 80% compared to the same period one year ago. The company […] PharmaCielo gets new CEO after revenue collapses; Khiron reports loss is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

COVID Vaccines “Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction” says Wyoming Medical Doctor and Manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Medical Kidnap – by Gary D. Barnett Dr. Igor Shepherd is a medical doctor/manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department/Preparedness Unit, and is on the... The post COVID Vaccines “Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction” says Wyoming Medical Doctor and Manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Hear the Eton lecture that dared question radical feminism

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Daily Mail A video of the lecture made by an Eton College teacher at the centre of a freedom of speech row has been posted... The post Hear the Eton lecture that dared question radical feminism appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Los Angeles Health Officials Want People Arrested Who Get Caught Not Wearing a Mask, ‘Act of Domestic Terrorism’

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

The Federalist Papers – by Marmee Rooke Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis claims that those that do not wear masks in public... The post Los Angeles Health Officials Want People Arrested Who Get Caught Not Wearing a Mask, ‘Act of Domestic Terrorism’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Canada appoints first-ever Holocaust and counter antisemitism envoy

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

World Jewish Congress Nov 30, 2020 Canada has appointed Professor Irwin Cotler as its first-ever Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. These... The post Canada appoints first-ever Holocaust and counter antisemitism envoy appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

THE CHINA CONNECTION: Parent company of Dominion Voting Systems Received $400 million from Swiss Investment Bank — 75% owned by the Chinese Government

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft An investigation into SEC filings has revealed that the firm which owns Dominion Voting Systems received $400 million dollars... The post THE CHINA CONNECTION: Parent company of Dominion Voting Systems Received $400 million from Swiss Investment Bank — 75% owned by the Chinese Government appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Fauci asks Americans to prepare to get vaccinated as states plan for distribution

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

CNN As the US prepares for the first round of vaccinations to tackle Covid-19, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called on the public to... The post Fauci asks Americans to prepare to get vaccinated as states plan for distribution appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Tilray adds dronabinol to German product portfolio

Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago

Canadian cannabis producer Tilray is offering dronabinol in the German medical cannabis market, according to a notice in the German trade publication Apotheke AdHoc. Tilray’s dronabinol is plant-derived – like most, if not all, of the dronabinol available in Germany. According to the notice, Tilray sources the dronabinol from manufacturer Echo Pharmaceuticals in the Netherlands. […] Tilray adds dronabinol to German product portfolio is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr: ‘New COVID Vaccine Should Be Avoided At All Cost’

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago

Principia Scientific – by Robert F. Kennedy Jr I would like to draw your attention urgently to important issues related to the next Covid-19 vaccination.... The post Robert F. Kennedy Jr: ‘New COVID Vaccine Should Be Avoided At All Cost’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

What do you mean, you've never heard of Ed Gruberman?

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago

In a recent exchange of messages with a friend, I said to him at one point, "Learn from your mistakes. Don't be an Ed Gruberman!" This led to the puzzled rejoinder, "Who's Ed Gruberman?" I could hardly believe my eyes. Someone who didn't know about the immortal life lesson learned by Ed Gruberman? *Impossible!* - but there we were. Oh, well. I could fix that. Those of you who've never heard of Canadian comedy troupe The Frantics (often given airtime by Dr. Demento on his radio show), or the martial art known as "Ti Kwan Leep", are in for a treat. The rest of us will enjo...

‘Please Help!’ Elderly Man Battles Home Intruder as 18 Cops Down the Street Refuse to Help

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Fort Lauderdale, FL — As TFTP has reported on numerous occasions, calling 911 for help does not guarantee... The post ‘Please Help!’ Elderly Man Battles Home Intruder as 18 Cops Down the Street Refuse to Help appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Powell: Dominion Server Removed From Fulton County While Lawyers Sought Restraining Order

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Zero Hedge Authored by Ivan Pantchoukov via The Epoch Times, Attorney Sidney Powell said on Monday that someone had removed a Dominion Voting Systems server from a... The post Powell: Dominion Server Removed From Fulton County While Lawyers Sought Restraining Order appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

First Warnock goes after our veterans, now our Second Amendment.

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

BOMBSHELL: Newly found video shows Georgia Senate candidate @ReverendWarnock LAUGHING at church-goers who defend themselves with guns. First Warnock goes after our veterans, now our... The post First Warnock goes after our veterans, now our Second Amendment. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Sanfilippo Syndrome: Childhood Dementia May Be Detectable In The Eyes

News Staff, Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago

A new paper finds that widely available retinal imaging techniques may help reveal more about brain disease and monitor treatment efficacy, including a currently untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia, Sanfilippo syndrome. Sanfilippo syndrome is one of a group of about 70 inherited conditions which collectively affect 1 in 2800 children in Australia, and is more common than cystic fibrosis and better known diseases. Around the world 700,000 children and young people are living with childhood dementia. The researchers studied Sanfilippo syndrome in mouse models, discovering for ...

Pacific Data Hub to Make Data Accessible for All

Global Issues News Headlines - 9 hours ago

Dec 01 (IPS) - Pacific Governments, agencies, donors and civil society now have a central source of reliable and current data to help them to make decisions that affect Pacific Islanders. Read the full story, “Pacific Data Hub to Make Data Accessible for All”, on globalissues.org →

Severe floods hit Sumatra, damaging thousands of homes and affecting more than 26 000 people

The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago

Thousands of homes have been damaged and more than 26 000 people affected by severe floods in the Serdang Bedagai Regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia over the past couple of weeks. Floods in the region began mid-November and worsened on November 23. The worst...... Read more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/1/2020

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Two days into the week and I’ve got to do a pantry clear-out on Politics! –lambert Bird Song of the Day Nightingale duet (the Macaulay Library’s classification system is really obsessive and excellent). #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins […]

Is Eeyore ‘Hiding’ in Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure Ride?

Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Lots of "Easter eggs" are scattered inside the ride, but only one of them probably wants to be left alone.

Mossberg 500 Review: A Shot in the Dark or a Beacon for Home Defense?

Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Richard Douglas* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1E195E8FF0&share=true] The Mossberg 500 name and reputation precedes it. It’s an American staple for home defense and hunting; when you think “shotgun” you’re probably seeing a Mossberg 500 in your mind. Is all the hype overrated? Or is this gun a defining device in shooting history? Let’s take an in-depth look at my review of the Mossberg 500. *Accuracy* Most of what I can say for accuracy is that with most shotgun loads, this gun will certainly hit in the a...

No Problem For US Navy SEALs When It Comes To Sleep

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

First Phase Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs candidates use teamwork to perform physical training exercises with a 600 pound log at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shauntae Hinkle-Lymas.) *Asia Times:* *No sleep? No problem, say US Navy SEALs * *Surviving Hell Week — five days of running, swimming, paddling, climbing and plunging into freezing water * They are, truly, the best of the best in the US military services — the US Navy SEALs. Often going into places and situations where there is little hope of success, and, ...

Did Reagan Say ‘Under No Pretext Should Arms Be Surrendered’?

Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Ronald Reagan, Karl Marx, what's the difference?

No, a Doctor Didn’t Say ‘Stop’ After Identical Twins Married Identical Twins

Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

An online advertisement read: "Identical Twins Marry Identical Twins - But Then The Doctor Says, 'STOP'."

No, Barack Obama Wasn’t Arrested for Espionage

Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Claims that high-profile political figures are arrested for various crimes make for frequent online disinformation.

Does Trump believe his crazy claims?

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 10 hours ago

*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020* *Stelter says he might:* Last Thursday night—actually, it was early Friday morning—we watched the videotape of Donald J. Trump's latest press event. Thanks to the invaluable Rev, you can watch the full videotape and read the full transcript. The commander in chief gone on and on for some 43 minutes—insisting, during the bulk of that time, that he'd actually won the election on November 3. We're going to make a small confession here. As we watched him rant and rail, a question kept worming its way into our mind: Does Trump *believe* his crazy claims? Fr...

German Police Probe Mystery of Missing Giant Phallus Statue

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Police in southern Germany have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a large wooden sculpture of a phallus from a mountainside where it appeared without explanation several years ago.

Wisconsin, Arizona Certify Biden Wins in Presidential Vote

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.

Musings on Fusion and the Interstellar Ramjet

Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 10 hours ago

Proton-proton fusion produces 99 percent of the Sun’s energy, in a process that begins with two hydrogen nuclei and ends with one helium nucleus, releasing energy along the way. We’d love to exploit the fusion process to create energy for our own directed uses, which is what Robert Bussard was thinking about with his interstellar […]

Former South Korean Dictator Chun Doo-hwan Convicted of Defamation

Mitchell Blatt, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Mitchell Blatt* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1996%3Anewsml_PBEAHUMTABU&share=true] The trial is a prime example of the complexity and usefulness of South Korean libel laws. The dictator was convicted of a speech crime. Chun Doo-hwan, who was South Korea’s president from 1980 through 1988 after leading a military coup, libeled Cho Chul-hyun, a pastor who protested against Chun’s rule and bore witness to the Gwangju Uprising, by calling him a “shameless liar” in his memoir, the court ruled. The 89-year-old Chun was handed an ...

Economic Crisis Puts 700,000 into Poverty in the UK, New Study Finds

Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Rachel Bucchino* *Economcs, Europe* The pandemic’s economic effects on jobs, wages and businesses have plunged the total number of people below the poverty threshold to more than 15 million, or 23 percent of the United Kingdom’s population. The economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic has shoved almost 700,000 people across the United Kingdom into poverty, according to a new analysis released Monday. But an additional 690,000 would have boiled into poverty without government stimulus support programs, like the temporary £20 weekly boost to universal credit, as reporte...

Polish Zoo Captures Rare Mouse-Deer Birth on Video

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

A zoo in Poland says it's the first to have captured on video the birth of a rare Philippine mouse-deer, and everyone's hoping it’s a male so it can help the endangered species breed.

The Arizona hearings

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago

Although I believe Biden didn't even come close to winning the election, I also don't believe President Trump will be allowed a second term. He stirred up too many hornets' nests, and poked too many swamp creatures in the attempted clean-up. Bobby Piton, a mathematician and expert witness who testified at the hearing in Arizona yesterday (I watched), had his Twitter account suspended during the hearing. Big Tech is expecting Big Gifts from the Biden administration. Piton will now have his life torn apart and probably be threatened. If you're on Twitter, get off it now. And if you'r...

World Economic Forum’s ‘Great Reset’ Plan for Big Food Benefits Industry, Not People

Katie, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Children’s Health Defense – by Jeremy Loffredo The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) The Great Reset includes a plan to transform the global food and agricultural... The post World Economic Forum’s ‘Great Reset’ Plan for Big Food Benefits Industry, Not People appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

*Haj, Samira, **The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology**, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997* *The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology*is a detailed academic book on how the development of Iraq’s economy under the Ottomans and then the British created a political system that would eventually bring down both the monarchy and General Abd al-Karim Qasim’s government. The author Samira Haj argues that the agriculture system dominated by large estates distorted the economy and limited the government which created conditions for a c...

This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 1

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

1918 UK PM George asked Fr PM Clemenceau to renegotiate Sykes-Picot giving Mosul to British UK got France to agree In return France got stake in Iraqi oil and Syria (Musings On Iraq How The Ottoman Province Of Mosul Became Part Of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1971 Iraq broke relations with Iran and UK Expelled Iranian nationals Turned to ...

How the U.S. Military Can Compete with Russia and China's New Weapons

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The U.S. military is in desperate need of more effective acquisition reform. The pace at which China is adding carriers, destroyers and amphibious ships is staggering, the Russians reportedly already operate hypersonic missiles and possibly even satellite-launched missiles and both Iran and North Korea seek advanced nuclear weapons such as intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs) and tactical nuclear-armed rockets. China is already working on a second and third indigenous carrier and plans to double its fleet of destroyers within just the nex...

Amazon Is Selling a Wi-Fi Router Guard That “Blocks 5G”

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2JRI94S245&share=true] It is a niche market, but clearly someone thought they could make a quick buck. For as long as there has been 5G, there have been silly conspiracies about 5G. Baseless theories have spread, especially throughout 2020, about 5G technology being dangerous. Such theorizing has been a feature for every rollout of new generations of wireless technology, but 5G has had an added dimension, with equally bogus theories spreading that 5G tech was...

Scott Gottlieb: 30% of Americans May Contract Coronavirus by Year-End

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *COVID-19, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2IQJ95IUW9&share=true] But that number is no where near enough for herd immunity. Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb (see our interview with him here) has warned that nearly a third of Americans will likely be infected with the novel coronavirus by the end of 2020. “We’re going to probably have by the end of this year, 30 percent of the U.S. population infected,” he said Monday in an interview on CNBC’s *Squawk Box*. “Th...

VIDEO: Watch this Russian Su-27 Fighter Harass an American F-15C

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Russian tactical aircraft in the Baltic region have previously been accused of flying with their transponders off, which would certainly compound an already-tense interception. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *There are currently no corroborating details to confirm or dismiss the Russian account. Interceptions are exceedingly common in the Baltic region, though some are tenser than others; as Krasnoperov points out, the Su-27 pilot was trained and apparently ready to attack the F-15C had it not promptly veered off course. In another illustration ...

Trump Files Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Election Results

AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties.

Why Drones Will Play A Critical Role In Future Small Wars

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

Bayraktar TB2. Hurriyet Daily News *Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg*: *Drones Have Raised the Odds and Risks of Small Wars* A major hero of two recent conflicts — in Libya and in Nagorno-Karabakh — isn’t even human. It’s an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, called the Bayraktar TB2 and made by Baykar, a Turkish company in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law, Selcuk Bayraktar, serves as the chief technical officer. In Libya last year, the TB2 scored some successes against a vaunted Russian anti-aircraft system, Pantsir, helping the United Nations-recognized g...

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Michigan adult-use cannabis sales exceed $400 million in first year

Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago

Adult-use cannabis sales in Michigan totaled nearly $440 million in the first full year of the program and already are on pace to nearly double in the second year. Michigan adult-use cannabis sales exceed $400 million in first year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Shallow M6.3 earthquake hits Fox Islands, Alaska

The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago

A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the Fox Islands, Alaska at 16:22 UTC on December 1, 2020, at a depth of 23 km (14.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 54 km (33 miles). The epicenter was located 40 km (25 miles) E of Nikolski,...... Read more »

Are These Dubai Skyscrapers Poking Through the Clouds?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago

The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, extends more than 2,700 feet into the sky.

Australia And The US Partner To Develop Air-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

A common hypersonic glide body launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii on March 19, 2020, during a flight experiment. Australia and the U.S. are teaming up on hypersonic weapons development. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy) *CNN/Reuters: **Australia partners with US to develop hypersonic missiles * (CNN)Australia will jointly develop hypersonic cruise missiles with the United States in a bid to counter China and Russia which are developing similar weapons, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said on Tuesday. "We will continue to invest in advanced capabilities to giv...

CTH 2.0 Site Maintenance Complete – Mission Accomplished…

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago

Data Engineers Have Optimal Solution To Restore Comment Function: Success !! It appears we have a workable solution achieved. Excellent…. ….Welcome Back Gang… let’s test drive this thing. Run it hard, use this thread to try out the stuff … Continue reading → The post CTH 2.0 Site Maintenance Complete – Mission Accomplished… appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Arizona Gov Ducey ignores stunning testimony from Army Col. Phil Waldron

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Arizona Gov Ducey ignores stunning testimony from Army Col. Phil Waldron *****News Topic 185***** Arizona Voter Fraud Witness Army Col. Phil Waldron Confirms Experts Saw Dominion Communicating with Frankfurt on Election Day (VIDEO) Arizona Voter Fraud Witness Army Col. Phil Waldron Confirms Experts Saw Dominion Communicating with Frankfurt on Election Day (VIDEO) Rudy Giuliani’s first […]

Sidney Powell Lawsuit Cites Election Fraud in Non-Existent Michigan County

David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Can a candidate receive more than 100% of the vote, recorded in a locale that isn't real?

Sheldon Whitehouse’s Climate Inquisition continues

Robert, Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago

“Senator Sheldon Whitehouse wants to jail those who dissent from his alarmist views on climate.” – Paul Driessen __________ “Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is again behaving like Tomas de Torquemada, using Inquisition-like tactics to harass “manmade climate crisis” skeptics, and saying Democrat control of the Senate would enable him and his colleagues to launch investigations, ... Read more The post Sheldon Whitehouse’s Climate Inquisition continues appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Trump drains the swamp with removal of Kissinger & Albright

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Trump drains the swamp with removal of Kissinger & Albright *****News Topic 184***** Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board It’s unclear why the Trump administration waited until its final months to shake up the influential group of outside experts advising top Pentagon leaders. Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board This article […]

Secretive EC-27J JEDI EW Aircraft Supporting War On Daesh Breaks Cover On The Italian Air Force 2021 Calendar

David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 12 hours ago

The EC-27J JEDI made the January page of the 2021 calendar of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force). Even though it has extensively flown in Afghanistan (between 2012 and 2014) and currently operates in Iraq, little [...] The post Secretive EC-27J JEDI EW Aircraft Supporting War On Daesh Breaks Cover On The Italian Air Force 2021 Calendar appeared first on The Aviationist.

Trump makes the case for fraud in interview with Maria Bartiromo

The Duran, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Trump makes the case for fraud in interview with Maria Bartiromo The Duran: Episode 812. Maria Asks Trump — Do you think you can prove your fraud case in the coming weeks? Maria Asks Trump – Do you think you can prove your fraud case in the coming weeks? Full story with 400 comments “I’m […]

The strange case of Jonathan Pollard: Israel’s spy parole ends

contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 13 hours ago

Pollard was working as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, when Israel recruited him. He sold Israel a volume of classified documents measuring 10' by 6' by 6' – thousands of pages that included secret information on the location of American ships & training exercises. The US prosecutor who handled the case said the damage Pollard did to U.S. security was “beyond calculation.” Yet, many Israel partisans in the U.S. advocated for Pollard, suggesting that their loyalty to Israel was greater than to America...

Tuesday’s Gone with the wind this December day

Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago

Four weeks ago, the American election was officially held. Yesterday, the last two of the six states the outgoing president contested “certified” their election results for a Joe Biden win. The losing candidate has done his best Lesley Gore impersonation … Continue reading →

How Big Government & Their Crony Capitalist Pals Stacked the Deck Against Small Business During The "Pandemic"

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago

*Worth considering. Foundation for Economic Education* *Most of us wouldn’t list 2020 as our best year. But you know who would? Amazon, Wal-Mart, Google, Apple, and a whole host of other big corporations who’ve seen their sales and stock prices soar amidst the pandemic.Small businesses have been pummeled by excessive and insane governmental lockdowns of the economy. Experts warn that one third of small businesses could ultimately shut down for good, and hundreds of thousands have already done just that.Meanwhile, Amazon’s sales increased 40 percent in the second quarter alone,...

Far from a change, RCEP agreement is more capitalism as usual

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 “It's not as bad as the worst agreements out there” really shouldn't be a cause for celebration.

No text yet for Canada-UK trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 The announcement of the Canada-UK deal came in a hastily-called teleconference with no accompanying briefings about the content of the deal.

EAC upbeat Biden will revive stalled trade talks

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 The East African Community is optimistic that the US President elect Joe Biden will revive the negotiations and implementations of the EAC-US Trade and Investment Partnership.

L'UE cherche une alliance anti-chinoise sur la technologie avec Biden

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 Bien que le TTIP soit hors de portée, Bruxelles veut ressusciter certains de ses éléments sur les normes et la réglementation.

EU seeks anti-China alliance on tech with Biden

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 While TTIP is out of reach, Brussels wants to resuscitate elements of it that dealt with standards and regulation.

Seoul rejects Lone Star's out-of-court ISD settlement offer

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 The South Korean government has opted for an international arbitration over its longstanding dispute with Lone Star Funds after it turned down the US fund's final $870-million out-of-court settlement proposal.

EU and New Zealand reach provisional agreement on two more chapters of future trade agreement

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago

01-Dec-2020 This round of negotiations resulted in a provisional agreement on two additional chapters: ‘Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)' and ‘Capital Movements'.

US Presidential Election Part 3: President Trumps Legacy of Mismanagement of the Pandemic

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

OXFORD, Dec 01 (IPS) - Covid-19 is on track to be the deadliest and one of the most catastrophic epidemics since the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, which infected about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population at the time. The number of deaths was estimated somewhere between 17 and 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million worldwide. Read the full story, “US Presidential Election Part 3: President Trumps Legacy of Mismanagement of the Pandemic”, on globalissues.org →

Pandemic, Great Reset and Resistance

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 01 (IPS) - According to the Center for Systems Science at Johns Hopkins University, as of November 29th, there have been 62,150,421 COVID-19 cases, including 1,450,338 deaths. Read the full story, “Pandemic, Great Reset and Resistance”, on globalissues.org →

Will the New Fiscal Crises Improve International Tax Cooperation?

Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago

SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 01 (IPS) - COVID-19 recessions have hit most countries, requiring massive fiscal responses. While most developing countries struggled with mounting debt even before the pandemic, many developed countries also face unprecedented macroeconomic pressures despite earlier spending cuts due to ‘fiscal consolidation’ policies. Read the full story, “Will the New Fiscal Crises Improve International Tax Cooperation?”, on globalissues.org →

What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Oxford vaccines

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago

BY JAMES CAPRETTA AND SCOTT GANZ The news that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are 95 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, and the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine might be 90 percent effective (with the right dosage), has given the world a The post What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Oxford vaccines first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

Juno and Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page comes out as trans

Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago

Beloved Halifax actor Elliot Page has come out as trans today. Page was the Oscar-nominated star of the 2007 film Juno, playing a teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy. Page is now starring in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, playing superhero Vanya Hargreeves. Closer to home, inspired to action when close friend Lil MacPherson gave Page […]

COX: The benefits of going to a place ‘where everyone knows your name’

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 11 hours ago

BY DANIEL A. COX The ritual of going to a place where one is a “regular” is a cherished one. Sarah Firshein of Eater said, “When you’re a regular, you become a creature of habit and ritual, joyously unburdened by the agonies The post COX: The benefits of going to a place ‘where everyone knows your name’ first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

AEI Political Report: Coronavirus struggles, vaccine attitudes, comfort going out, 2020 election legitimacy, and Ordinary Life: Holiday cheer

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago

BY KARLYN BOWMAN, JACQUELINE CLEMENCE, AND SAMANTHA GOLDSTEIN Read the PDF In this issue of the AEI Political Report, we look at Americans’ attitudes about the coronavirus pandemic and the promising vaccine news. We also look at how Americans’ willingness The post AEI Political Report: Coronavirus struggles, vaccine attitudes, comfort going out, 2020 election legitimacy, and Ordinary Life: Holiday cheer first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

PETHOKOUKIS: The US economy needs more help from Washington — preferably ASAP

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago

BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS America’s “K-shaped” recovery is a convenient phenomenon for analysts who focus a lot on income inequality, not to mention those convinced America already suffers from severe “late stage capitalism.” To them, it’s just another example of how The post PETHOKOUKIS: The US economy needs more help from Washington — preferably ASAP first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

Don’t call them data caps: A deep dive on usage-based broadband pricing

The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 12 hours ago

BY DANIEL LYONS Last week, Comcast announced plans to expand its existing usage-based broadband pricing model to northeastern markets, prompting a fresh wave of criticism by some long-time opponents of the practice. But setting aside these critics’ loaded rhetoric and straw-man arguments, a The post Don’t call them data caps: A deep dive on usage-based broadband pricing first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

THIS WEEK—Congress to Vote on Legalizing Cannabis Nationwide, Expunge Arrests

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago

[image: cannabis]In a historical move, Congress to vote this week on removing cannabis as a schedule one drug, ending the federal ban once and for all.

Pashinian Confirms Rejecting Earlier Truce Offer from Azerbaijan- Mediated by Russia

Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago

*Lots of lives could have been saved...* Speaking to the Rossiya-24 TV channel, Putin said: *“On October 19–20, I had a series of telephone conversations with [Azerbaijani] President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinian. At that time, the armed forces of Azerbaijan regained control over an insignificant part of Nagorno-Karabakh, namely, its southern section.“On the whole, I managed to convince President Aliyev that it was possible to end hostilities, but the return of [Azerbaijani] refugees, including to Shusha, was a mandatory condition on his part. Unexpectedly for me, the posit...

The Fukushima nuclear plant passed nature’s hardest safety test

Dr. Jay Lehr, CFACT - 13 hours ago

The tsunami caused tragic death and suffering, yet not a single case of radiation illness or death resulted from escaped radiation. The post The Fukushima nuclear plant passed nature’s hardest safety test appeared first on CFACT.

Peru's democracy faces greatest trial since Fujimori dictatorship after two presidents are ousted in one week

Anthony Bebbington, Milton P. and Alice C. Higgins Professor of Environment and Society, Professor of Geography, Clark University, Politics/Election '20 – The Conversation - 12 hours ago

After becoming Peru's third president in six days, Francisco Sagasti must both lead the country into elections and build a better democracy. It's a test Peruvian leaders largely failed 20 years ago.

“Mainstream” Is a Misnomer, What You’re Reading Is Regime Media

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Ask yourself: if The New York Times was state-run would its content be any different? 1 day ago Marko Marjanović ‘Mainstream’ conveys a sense of respectability that is not there, and masks its true function Originally published in 2016. Here’s a mental exercise for you. Think of any issue of grave importance to the Washington … Continue reading “Mainstream” Is a Misnomer, What You’re Reading Is Regime Media →

Full transcript of bombshell interview: Gen. Michael Flynn, Gen. Thomas McInerney with Brannon Howse – Identity of KRAKEN revealed

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

Mike Adams November 30, 2020 (Natural News) Brannon Howse of World View Report broadcast an interview yesterday morning, featuring Gen. Michael Flynn with his first public comments since he was pardoned by President Trump. You can view the full interview at the WorldViewWeekend.com website. This same interview also features Gen. Thomas McInerney, an expert in cyber … Continue reading Full transcript of bombshell interview: Gen. Michael Flynn, Gen. Thomas McInerney with Brannon Howse – Identity of KRAKEN revealed →

Are You Just Gonna Take It? – Los Angeles Unlawfully Cancels Christmas: All Gatherings Banned Except Protests & Church

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 12 hours ago

By Tim Brown – November 30, 2020 Well are you, Los Angeles? What about other parts of the country where tyrants are infringing on your God-given rights over a scamdemic? People, it’s going to cost you something now, or it’s going to cost you a whole lot more later. It’s far past the time that … Continue reading Are You Just Gonna Take It? – Los Angeles Unlawfully Cancels Christmas: All Gatherings Banned Except Protests & Church →

The Rise Of Military Powers In Space

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

The Space Force, the nation’s first new military branch since the Air Force was established in 1947, became one of Trump’s priorities early in his administration. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White *Axios:* *The rise of military space powers * Nations around the world are shoring up their defensive and offensive capabilities in space — for today's wars and tomorrow's. *Why it matters:* Using space as a warfighting domain opens up new avenues for technologically advanced nations to dominate their enemies. But it can also make those countries more vulnerable to ...

World's 'loneliest elephant' makes contact with another of his species for first time

White Wolf, White Wolf - 12 hours ago

An elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" has been pictured making contact with another of his species for the first time in eight years after languishing alone in a Pakistan zoo for years. The elephant, named Kaavan, has been relocated to a new sanctuary in Cambodia after singer Cher campaigned for him to be rescued. He has spent 35 years in Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad without proper socialisation and has been on his own since his partner died in 2012. The 36-year-old, 9,000lb elephant received a warm welcome by chanting Buddhist monks upon his arrival, before being sent on his way...

Auditor general looks at provincial government’s spending on COVID relief

Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago

The provincial government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help people and businesses affected by the disruption to work and family life caused by the pandemic. Today’s report from the province’s acting auditor general Terry Spicer is not a commentary on policy decisions or a performance audit that tracks how much of taxpayer […]

JOYEUX NOEM: A Trumpist governor was under fire!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago

*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020* *She responded as shown:* South Dakota is a small-population state. (Estimated population last year, 885,000. Only four states were smaller.) Within that small-population state, Governor Kristi Noem—she's just turned 49—has had a very successful political career. She doesn't hail from a political family. Inherited connections and other family advantages don't seem to have fueled her career. Her father was killed in a farming accident when she was 22. As a result, she was forced to take over the family business, a "medium-sized farm and ranch operatio...

WATCH: ‘Please Help!’ Elderly Man Battles Home Intruder as 18 Cops Down the Street Refuse to Help

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: help]A disabled elderly man begged cops for help with a home intruder, but police refused, instead waiting down the road until it was over.

The Great Reject — Of the “Great Reset”. Dystopian Nightmare for All Humanity

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago

The World that Klaus Schwab, executive director of the World Economic Forum, wants us to rubber stamp is a 100% dystopian nightmare. In fact, if one was to write a film script about the worst of all outcomes for the human race and planet, Schwab’s ‘Great Reset’ dream would perfectly fill the bill.

Tuesday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago

This and that for your Tuesday reading. - David MacDonald, Lindsay McLaren, Katherine Scott and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood each examine the Libs' fiscal update and find that headlines about progressive priorities mask the lack of much that's specific or new. - Shamshad Ahktar, Kevin Gallagher and Ulrich Volz discuss the G20's modest moratorium on debt servicing charges, while highlighting the need for far deeper and wider debt relief. - Andre Picard points out the need for planning to turn the promise of effective vaccines into an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. And Ronald Labonte ...

The state of the author, and my current book projects

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago

I've been asked by a reader (thanks, George!) to provide an update on my various writing projects, and how things look over the coming year or so. Let me begin by quoting from an article I wrote over at Mad Genius Club last week. Last November *[2019]*, I suffered a heart attack (my second). It was relatively mild compared to my first, back in 2009, but it was still disconcerting (to put it mildly!) I was put on additional medications, on top of the multiple prescriptions I already take each day to deal with the consequences of a permanently disabling spinal injury I suffer...

Winning back the Internet by building our own

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

We already have the power, the materials and the motive to win back the Internet. But we have to start with the first step first: owning our own infrastructure.

Matrix Revelation: These Crimes Against Humanity that Are Done in the Dark

Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 14 hours ago

Two days ago, while shopping at Target with my wife and chasing my son between the aisles, a random thought entered my mind that all The post Matrix Revelation: These Crimes Against Humanity that Are Done in the Dark appeared first on .

Interview with Monkey Werx: CIA rendition flights are CONTINUING, confessions extracted, traitors turned

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

By Mike Adams – November 29, 2020 (Natural News) Code name “Monkey Werx” (monkeywerxus.com) is an aerospace industry analyst who monitors real-time flight data of military aircraft in order to identify geopolitical events that are taking place. In the days following the Nov. 3rd election, he noticed a huge spike in military air traffic, including … Continue reading Interview with Monkey Werx: CIA rendition flights are CONTINUING, confessions extracted, traitors turned →

Sanctuary California: Three-Time Deported Illegal Alien Charged with Double Murder in Stabbing Spree

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago

Breitbart – by John Binder An illegal alien, previously deported three times and with a violent criminal record, has been charged with a double murder... The post Sanctuary California: Three-Time Deported Illegal Alien Charged with Double Murder in Stabbing Spree appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Republican senators reveal Hunter Biden even more intertwined with Russia, China than previously known

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

By JD Heyes – November 29, 2020 (Natural News) One of the biggest media scandals of the Trump era, and there have been many of them, had to do with how the major outlets either downplayed or completely ignored documentable, corroborated evidence that Hunter Biden, son of Democrat Joe Biden — who may soon ascend … Continue reading Republican senators reveal Hunter Biden even more intertwined with Russia, China than previously known →

Situation Update – DoD vs. CIA firefight in Frankfurt as covert war against the deep state RAGES across the globe

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

By Mike Adams – November 28, 2020 (Natural News) At this very minute, a covert war is raging across the globe, pitting Trump’s DoD and DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) against black hat deep state factions running the CIA. The good news is: Trump is winning. As you know by now, the DoD launched a raid on … Continue reading Situation Update – DoD vs. CIA firefight in Frankfurt as covert war against the deep state RAGES across the globe →

You asked the Examiner crew anything, and we answered

Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago

Ask Us Anything! We asked readers to ask us anything, and lots of you did. Philip Moscovitch collated those questions and brought them to me, Zane Woodford, Yvette d’Entremont, Suzanne Rent, Joan Baxter, and Iris the Amazing. (For space reasons, we weren’t able to include everyone.) Have a listen (yes, I misspoke and said “square […]

Decarbonization: how will Nova Scotia Power get to “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions?

Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago

“Powering a Green Nova Scotia, Together.” That’s the title of a long-awaited, long-term strategy filed by Nova Scotia Power to the regulator describing how the company proposes to reduce our carbon footprint over the next 25 years. “The need for deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction is recognized across the globe” says the Integrated Resource […]

Robot Warfare: Why the U.S. Army Is Experimenting With New Technology

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The Army is increasingly working to advance multi-domain concepts of warfare. Movement to enemy contact, forward attack, amphibious operations, reconnaissance and scout tactics and defensive combat maneuvers were all missions performed by small Army robots engaged in mock-combat with dismounted infantry soldiers to replicate major warfare. The experiment, known as a Soldier Operational Experiment (SOE), was conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia. Soldiers used four Light Robotic Combat Vehicle (LRCV) surrogates to perform combat operations in a ran...

The Lesson Behind the Burning of the USS Bonhomme Richard

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Command and control, airpower-projecting amphibious assault ships are increasingly vital to the Navy’s fast-evolving Distributed Maritime Operations strategy approach. The well-known and mission-tested USS *Bonhomme Richard Wasp-class *amphibious assault ship, will not sail again after being devastated by an unexplained and highly destructive fire. The ship, which was docked for maintenance in San Diego when a blaze broke out on board, would cost up to $3 billion to restore to operational capacity, an amount larger than a new-construction hospi...

Alliances First: Joe Biden’s Historic Opportunity to Reshape Global Order

Ash Jain, Alex Pascal, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Ash Jain, Alex Pascal* *Joe Biden, * America’s alliances have been one of its greatest strategic assets, helping unleash unprecedented geopolitical stability, economic development, and increase in human dignity worldwide over the last 75 years. Trump nearly destroyed this asset. But by reinvesting in these relationships and approaching them in a more networked and humble manner, Biden can address the most consequential challenges and crises of today and tomorrow while constructing a new order for the coming decades. 2021 will be a pivotal year for international order as the worl...

Can Biden Roll Back Trump's Policies?

Tony Perkins, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Tony Perkins* *Politics, The Americas* It will be difficult, but it can be done. Even if President Donald Trump isn’t in the White House for the next four years, he’s leaving the next president with a whole lot to remember him by. As the days tick on, more liberals are starting to realize that even if Joe Biden wins, upending all that Trump did will be a much harder climb than many people thought. The roots of this administration’s policy run deep, and pulling them up will be a long, difficult slog—if the Democrat can manage it at all. “There’s this assumption in Washington,” f...

HMS Electra Gallantly Rescued British Sailors for Two Years

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Like so many modern weapons, Electra was obsolete before she was launched. War clouds gathered rapidly once Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Allied demands that Hitler withdraw his armies went unheeded. On September 3, Great Britain reluctantly declared war. Berlin then issued orders to all U-boats to begin hostile action against English shipping. Passenger liners were not to be touched. Meanwhile, in Liverpool passengers boarded the liner SS *Athenia* for passage to North America. The unescorted l...

Ash Carter: How the U.S. Congress and STEM Experts Must Work Together

Ashton B. Carter, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Ashton B. Carter* *Technology, * We are in the midst of one such great battle now. Despite promising news on several potential vaccines, COVID-19’s trajectory of cases portends a dark pandemic winter. At times like these, we need all hands on deck. Especially critical to our efforts will be enlisting more scientists and technologists into the policymaking process. So, let me speak directly to those engineers, coders, geneticists, and others on the front lines of innovation who may be considering public service. The incoming Biden-Harris administration brings hope that scientif...

Russia's New Husky-Class Nuclear Submarine: 13,000 Tons of Mystery

Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Mark Episkopos* *Russia, Submarine* Most recently, there has been a growing consensus that the Husky class is less of a pure attack submarine and more of a multi-purpose vessel that can fill several roles depending on its loadout. With the Yasen-M class yet to enter service, Russia’s navy is already looking ahead to its fifth generation of attack submarines. It was first revealed toward the end of 2014 that Russian design bureau Malakhit is working on a new nuclear attack submarine, which was later identified as the *Laika *(Russian for “Husky”) class. Concrete details are spar...

The U.S. Army’s Next Vehicle Will Be Unmanned—and Maybe Electric

Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 12 hours ago

*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.textronsystems.com/sites/default/files/styles/compress_image/public/_images/gallery-slides/RCV_M_Barricade_2000x1126.jpg?itok=Kv_IyiTg] Check out the Army’s potential all-electric future. Textron Systems is the aerospace and defense manufacturing firm responsible for developing a wide range of vehicles and weapon systems including the U.S. Navy’s Landing Craft Air Cushions. The company is also a contender for the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon competition and has been developing yet another interesting platform. Their ...

Azerbaijani forces enter last area in Karabakh as part of Moscow agreement

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

[image: Azerbaijani forces enter last area in Karabakh as part of Moscow agreement] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Azerbaijani army announced that its forces entered the Lachin region, the third and last to be handed over from Armenia, according to the agreement signed on November 9 between Baku and Yerevan under the auspices of Russia. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in their statement, that “units of the Azerbaijani army entered the Lachin region on the 1st of December, in implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed on the 9th of November between Baku and Yerevan un...

US aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf as tensions with Iran soar

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago

[image: US aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf as tensions with Iran soar] BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The spokeswoman for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, Rebecca Rebarich, announced that the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, entered the Persian Gulf after crossing the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by other US ships. Rebarich stated that the US aircraft carrier arrived in the region after participating in exercises with the Indian, Australian and Japanese navies, noting that its arrival in the region is part of the annual plan set for it. Continue reading US aircraft carrier enters Persian...

Tweets Of The Day

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

Virus update: • Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving. • Mental health woes hit France as virus resurges. • Pandemic devastates rural hospitals. • Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer. Follow all @AP coverage: https://t.co/0fKaFWkSJR — The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2020 Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people? https://t.co/GnCOLjxZnA — BBC Science News (@BBCScienceNews) November 30, 2020 #UPDATE The UN said Tuesday that $35 billion will be needed for #aid worldwide in 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic leaves tens of milli...

Mother Suspected of Locking Up Her Son for 28 Years

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

Swedish authorities said the 41-year-old son was found by a relative in an apartment south of Stockholm.

Maine Governor Wages Vendetta to Crush Restaurant Owner Who Defied Lockdown

NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago

*21WIRE* | Governors are declaring war on business by pursuing and harassing any owner who publicly defies their draconian shutdown orders.

Cancelling ‘Cancel Culture’ – Rise and Fall of the ‘Wokerati’

NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago

*Sky News Australia* | Examing if the phenomenon of 'woke' culture is threatening freedom of speech in Australia and around the world.

Everyone and Everything

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago

Donald Trump, Eugene Robinson writes, is an ego monster: In his desperation to avoid being forever labeled a loser, Trump is pursuing a futile course of action that only causes him to lose to President-elect Joe Biden again and again. Trump was declared the loser slightly after Election Day; he loses repeatedly and decisively in court; he loses in recounts and then demands re-recounts, which he will also lose. So much losing! With Trump, it's generally wise to assume the basest motives. Maybe he is actually trying to bully Republicans into nullifying the election and helping him...

Seriously ill Covid-19 cases reach a record high in Japan

Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 14 hours ago

Seriously ill Covid-19 cases reach a record high in Japan Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The number of seriously ill coronavirus (Covid-19) cases reached a record high in Japan. Hence, with 472 people deemed critical, it is clear that certain parts of Japan are witnessing a growing problem. Despite this, it […]

Academe is having a short fall—Ohio State

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago

Ohio State University (a few miles from us) is having a financial short fall: “The virus, things not related to the virus, the election, social unrest, a hiring pause, the inability to travel and hold in-person events, and even things like (the) leadership transition (at the university) have all had an impact on our fundraising to date,” Michael Eicher, senior vice president for advancement and president of the Ohio State University Foundation, said at the Nov. 19 meeting. OSU brought in $113.9 million from 74,501 donors during the first three months of the 2021 fiscal year, which...

Greenwald details Biden appointee Neera Tanden’s outrageous actions

contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 15 hours ago

Glenn Greenwald details numerous problematic actions by Biden appointee Neera Tanden, including the fact that she ordered ThinkProgress journalists to stop writing critically about Israel after key donors (including AIPAC supporter Ann Lewis and long-time Clinton advisor Howard Wolfson) complained about the 'anti-Israel' articles...

Nurse Fired During Fight For PPE Now Facing Board Of Nursing Investigation

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago

Cliff Willmeng, the RN employed at Allina Health’s United Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota, who was fired during workplace struggles for frontline safety and patient care, received notification that Allina Health reported him to the Minnesota Board of Nursing last week. The Board of Nursing, the state governmental body that issues and maintains licenses for registered nurses, can both censor nurses and revoke nurses’ licenses. Willlmeng has never been reported to any Board of Nursing during his 13-year nursing career, which spans three states and includes employment in emergency med...

EP 122: Black Rifle Coffee & Four Likely Picks for Biden’s Interior Secretary

Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 1 day ago

On the podcast today, Gabriella breaks down the failed cancellation of Black Rifle Coffee Company and explores who may be Biden's pick for Interior Secretary. Listen here => The post EP 122: Black Rifle Coffee & Four Likely Picks for Biden’s Interior Secretary appeared first on CFACT.

Sinking Feeling: 22% Of U.S. Navy Submariners Died During World War II

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] By mid-war, as submariners heard of lost subs and the deaths of buddies on other boats, the common wisdom said that after four patrols you were pushing your luck. The common wisdom was not far off. Twenty-two percent of submariners who went to war died, the highest rate of any service. By Christmas 1941, Robert Hunt, torpedoman on the submarine USS *Tambor*, had witnessed the Japanese bombing of Wake Island, had slept in the *Tambor*’s forward torpedo room on the way back to Pearl with a bomb-induced leak b...

Russia: 1,300 Foreign Aircraft Conducted Spying Near Borders in 2020

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Russia, Europe* Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, international travel has been somewhat limited but that doesn't mean that the skies over Europe have been clear of aircraft. According to the Russian Aerospace Force deputy commander-in-chief, some 1,300 foreign air reconnaissance aircraft were reported to have operated near Russia's borders this year. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, international travel has been somewhat limited but that doesn't mean that the skies over Europe have been clear of aircraft. According to the Russian Aerospace Force deputy ...

In 1942, "Loose Lips" Nearly Sank a Lot of U.S. Navy Warships

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia-Pacific* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The fact that security was compromised almost had terrifying results and could have reversed the course of the war. Stanley Johnston, a reporter for the *Chicago Tribune* accredited to the Navy as a correspondent, had made two forays into the South Pacific aboard the aircraft carrier *Lexington*. He was rescued when the ship was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. He and other survivors returned to San Diego via Noumea. En route, Johnston’s roommate aboard the cruiser *Chester* was Commander...

Russia’s Su-57 is Giving NATO a Run for Its Money

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Su-57, Europe* It makes sense that Russia is proud of the Su-57. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Given the costs of the Su-57, it is likely that Russia could reverse course and offer the fifth-generation fighter for export – possibly to compete with the American Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. In September Russian state media reported that Moscow will offer the Su-57 jet for export and it was expected that foreign demand was likely to increase after the Russian Armed Force's order is fulfilled. For some time now it has seemed tha...

The RAF's Hawker Typhoon Was a Total Mess

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] British Fighter Command rushed 150 Hawker Typhoons in to service during the summer of 1941, with devastating results for the still teething aircraft. Pilots could not see behind them due to the armor plating, the planes had a nasty habit of losing their tails in flight, and it still had a poor climb rate; the aircraft was still did not make for a worthy air opponent. In 1934 the British War office accepted a new aircraft design eventually designated the Hawker Hurricane Mark 1. It was England’s first monoplane...

The U.S. Army Has a M240 Machine Gun Replacement in its Crosshairs

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, * This is not the first time that it has been suggested that the military would phase out the M240. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Army is currently conducting a Platoon Arms and Ammunition Configuration Study, which was designed to help determine the small arms requirements for infantry squads. Even as the U.S. Army continues to test Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) prototypes to determine which of the three platforms will replace the M4 carbine and M249 machine gun, efforts are now underway to find a replacement for the M240 machine gun as ...

Major storm hits U.S. East Coast, leaving more than 230 000 customers without power

The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago

A powerful storm swept through the U.S. East Coast on Monday, November 30, 2020, leaving more than 230 000 customers without power in the region. The storm system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, downing multiple trees and power lines and producing several...... Read more »

Retraction on school closings for children by experts – imagine that

Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago

Who are people going to believe? How about dropping all the fear mongering and using common sense as well as facts. Why is Fauci and his ilk still being allowed to milk their moments in the limelight and bask in their power when facts are NOT on their side? As for education, even the CDC and WHO have both retracted their school lockdown policies and replaced them with at least a modicum of common sense and reality checks. People are continuing to push this idiotic pandemic yet in fact many times we are finding statistics are grossly and possibly criminally … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

Protesters hold mirrors in front of riot police officers during a pro-democracy rally demanding the prime minister to resign and reforms on the monarchy, at 11th Infantry Regiment, in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).

MMT and the EU: A Case for Capturing the Prevailing Narrative

Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago

A political economy take on the EU.

Thought for Today (and for all our tomorrows, according to the American left)

SafeSpace, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago

When you’re already broke, you might as well go woke. It makes the ride down more interesting. – Daniel Greenfield – < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > A Woke Museum in an Illiterate City Goes for Broke by Daniel Greenfield, 30 November 2020 Baltimore is overrun by murders, rats, and rampant illiteracy. Then its art museum went woke. Like a medieval monastery after the fall of Rome, the Baltimore Museum of Art is a relic of another time filled with the relics … Continue reading →

US, UK governments to deploy cyber warfare weapons against anyone questioning the propaganda about covid-19 vaccines

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

JD Heyes November 30, 2020 (Natural News) The reason why our founders enshrined “freedom of the press” in our Constitution is because they knew that tyrannical governments control their populations, in part, by controlling the information relayed to them. Controlling information is also a way to ensure compliance; after all, if a population only gets … Continue reading US, UK governments to deploy cyber warfare weapons against anyone questioning the propaganda about covid-19 vaccines →

This Is CNN

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

Surprise, CNN! https://t.co/ANeg7vyQ0A — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 1, 2020

Rx for Covid-fighting Politicians

Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago

Elected officials have become one-trick ponies. All they know is locking people down for the sake of social distancing. That was a reasonable strategy when the outbreak began, before the disease and its treatment was understood, and in order to protect the health care system from overload. But now a different prescription is required, if […]

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago

From Jenna Orkin Top Physician Says U.S. Health Care System at 'Point of Potential Collapse' The Biggest General Strike in the World: Over 200 Million Workers and Farmers Paralyze India Pentagon orders Nimitz back to Persian Gulf during troop drawdown in Iraq, Afghanistan Baltimore County Schools To Close Monday, Tuesday Due To Ransomware Cyber Attack One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI Teaching in the Pandemic: Unsustainable The young die as well from COVID-19, even as many engage in denial Researchers “Translate” Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue—A Lot Tequila ba...

“Dark Winter” Was The Code Name For A Scenario In Which A Biological Weapon Was Used Against The American Populace

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Michael Snyder November 30, 2020 Could it be possible that the phrase “dark winter” has some sort of deeper meaning that most of us are not meant to understand? We have heard that phrase over and over again in recent weeks, and usually it has been used in discussions regarding the current state of the … Continue reading “Dark Winter” Was The Code Name For A Scenario In Which A Biological Weapon Was Used Against The American Populace →

An Examination of the New Violent Left in America

j, Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago

Originally posted on The Tactical Hermit: ? Since Donald Trump was elected President in 2016 and the left-tards started throwing public temper tantrums akin to five year-old’s who do not get their way, the general consensus in the Conservative Patriot Community was “What do we really have to fear from a group of people with…

Cop Gets 5 Years After Horrifying Video Shows Him Torture Teen in a Restraint Chair with Taser

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: torture]For the horrifying torture of a teenager strapped to a restraint chair, a former Tennessee cop was sentenced to five years behind bars.

And The Nation Will Bankrupt Itself

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

Lorrie Goldstein; When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, it should include a chapter about how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engineered “The Great Reset” of the role government plays in our lives, without even bringing in a budget. How it wasn’t done in secret, but out in the open. How Trudeau… Continue reading →

Pennsylvania medical marijuana research venture gets OK from state

John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago

Pennsylvania regulators gave the green light to a company that intends to delve into medical marijuana research, potentially opening the door for much more industry product development. Organic Remedies has been cleared by the state health department to start growing, producing and experimenting with medical marijuana at its facility in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, according to Harrisburg […] Pennsylvania medical marijuana research venture gets OK from state is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Advent vigils at BIW underway

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 2 hours ago

Last Saturday 14 folks came to Bath Iron Works (BIW) for the first Advent season vigil at the Navy shipyard. We lined up along Washington Street for some time in front of the administration building and then walked single file down to the South gate where workers pour out at noon during a shift change. At that point George began handing out flyers to those who would take them. The flyer in part said, "To prepare for peace [the arrival of the Christ child] means to disarm. It means to disarm our hearts so that we do not value comfort over compassion, progress over justice.....

Incarcerated Activist Sues Alabama After Facing Retaliation For Exposing Gambling Ring

Jared Ware &#38; James Potuck, Shadowproof - 10 hours ago

Kinetik Justice Amun has sued the Alabama Department of Corrections, who he claims engaged in retaliation against him by placing him in solitary confinement. The post Incarcerated Activist Sues Alabama After Facing Retaliation For Exposing Gambling Ring appeared first on Shadowproof.

Presidential Immigration Federalism

Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago

For the Symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, The President and Immigration Law (Oxford University Press, 2020). Pratheepan Gulasekaram In *The President and Immigration Law*, Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez provide a compelling historical and contemporary account of the centrality of the president to immigration law. My contribution to this symposium accepts the premise that the President is a co-principal in immigration lawmaking, and focuses instead on the relationship between that co-principal and the co-sovereigns in our federalist system. I argue that rec...

Greenwald Splits With Intercept Over Visions of Editing

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

Less than a week before voters across the US headed to the polls in the 2020 presidential election, famed journalist Glenn Greenwald made a stunning announcement: He was leaving the Intercept, the outlet he helped found in 2013, and striking off on his own at the newsletter website Substack.

Restraint requires more than “ending endless wars”

Peter Henne, Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago

Voices calling for restraint in US foreign policy are getting louder. A bipartisan community has grown tired of the tired consensus on America’s role in the world and–thanks partly to the excesses of the Trump Administration–has had some success in shifting policy debates. I am generally sympathetic to this community, but worry that they are […]

Aricebo Radio Telescope Collapses; Many Mourning

AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago

The Puerto Rico radio telescope was the second largest in the world and had been operating for more than half a century.

Why Can't Europe Defend Itself?

Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Ted Galen Carpenter* *NATO, * An attempt by the Biden administration and like-minded European elites to restore an idealized status quo ante marked by incessant happy talk about transatlantic solidarity will not make those fundamental differences go away. It merely will feed an unhealthy delusion. The time has come for the Europeans to grow up and for the European Union to take its rightful place in the world as a meaningful political and military, not just an economic, player. The sense of relief among European political and policy elites in response to Joe Biden’s election is...

Russia’s Tu-160M Bomber: The Largest and Heaviest Bomber Ever

Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Russia* And now much faster. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The new Kuznetsov NK-32-02 engines are also the largest and most powerful engines ever fitted on a combat aircraft and can produce some 55,000 pounds of thrust in afterburner. Russia’s Tu-160M strategic bomber has been compared at times to the U.S. Air Force’s B-1 bomber, and both have been steadily upgraded since entering service. While the B-1B bombers in the American fleet recently completed a modernization, which was the largest and most complicated modification of the Cold War-era air...

China's New H-20 Stealth Bomber: Don't Panic Just Yet

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *H-20, Asia* Developers and news reports claim that the stealth aircraft will be able to hit ranges as far as 7,500 miles, carry nuclear weapons and introduce 5th-Generation levels of stealth technology, targeting and computing. Is this true? Just how big of a deal is China’s new H-20 stealth bomber, an emerging platform reported to operate at ranges longer than a U.S. B-2, massively expands China’s attack reach and places Guam, Hawaii and even the continental U.S. at great risk on a single mission? A study performed by the London-based Royal United Services Insti...

Tell us the Secrets: What We Don't Know About the Famous "Doolittle Raid"

Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Some 70 years later, Jimmy Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo still mystifies. April 18, 1942, will forever live in American military glory as the date of the Jimmy Doolittle Raid on Tokyo––a gutsy, never-before-attempted combat mission to fly North American B-25 Mitchell bombers off the deck of an aircraft carrier and attack an enemy capital. Although the damage from the bombing of Japanese targets was a blip on the screen compared to the devastation that Japan delivered to Pearl Harbor, this American retaliatory actio...

Forever Bird: The Military Will Never Abandon the A-10 Warthog

Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago

*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* Its ability to withstand small arms fire has earned it the distinction as a “flying tank.” *Here's What You Need To Remember: *By virtue of being able to fly at slower speeds of 300 knots, the A-10 can fly beneath the clouds at altitudes of 100 feet. This gives pilots an ability to see enemy targets with the naked eye, and then drop bombs, fire rockets or shoot with the 30-millimeter cannon in close proximity to friendly forces. Its ability to withstand small arms fire has earned it the distinction as a “flying tank,” complete with a hull built...

The Metaphysics of Shankara and Kant

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago

There are similarities in the metaphysics of Immanuel Kant and Shankara, the philosopher and theologian of Advaita Vedanta, who is generally placed in the 7th century AD (some scholars place him in the 5th century BC). Kant has basically theorized that the reality has two components: the phenomenal world and the noumenal world—the first is the world that we perceive (the world that exist inside our own minds and can be experienced); the second is the world of things outside our own minds (this is the world of things as they really are, but our mind lacks the capacity to comprehend th...

General Flynn, QAnon And The US Elections

Thierry MEYSSAN, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago

The pardon granted by President Trump to his former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn, appears to be in support of QAnon; a group he feels is connected to. Similarly, the removal of leaders from the Pentagon appears to follow General Flynn’s objectives.

Share the wealth, musings and opinions

Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago

As Biden puts together his "redistribution" team of former Obama and Clinton failures, I was reading today the wisdom of a man who was writing during the Great Depression, Erling C. Olsen. He was not a political commentator, or pastor, just a layman who had a radio show about the Psalms which was later reissued as a book that went through a number of editions. His message on Psalm 62 included these remarks about pastors and politicians who were trying to make sense of those trying times (during which my parents went to college, got married, had 4 children and bought a home): "Just...

STOP MAKING SENSE

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago

Jonathan Chait believes that the rhetoric of Josh Hawley, Missouri's extremely ambitious pseudo-populist junior senator, suffers from "one glaring weakness." Over the summer, Hawley warned Tucker Carlson that Joe Biden and his entire party are “in thrall” to “the Marxist left.” Monday afternoon he criticized Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen on the grounds that “the people who he wants to be in his cabinet are all a bunch of corporate liberals and warmongers.” The Bulwark’s Tim Miller pointed out the undeniable contradiction. Hawley could have ignored the criticism — after all, i...