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The Laser Wars are Coming.
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why use a laser instead of a bullet, shell or missile? To begin with, lasers are highly accurate and quick acting, since they are fast as light and mostly unaffected by gravity. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although laser weapons may see some offensive applications, it appears their primary function will remain defensive: countering the growing threat posed by long-range missiles and drones, as well as reducing the mayhem caused by old-fashioned mortars and rocket artillery. On June 26 an Apache helicopter successfully tested a high-energy ...
Should the Navy Beware Iranian Speed Boats?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2AWI964SR2&share=true] These small boats are something of a joke, but they could still lay mines or fire missiles. *Key point: *Iran's navy isn't very impressive. However, it would still be unwise to ignore it and not take any precautions. Iran has fielded a variety of unusual weapons over the years: F-14 Tomcat fighters hotwired to fire Russian missiles, homemade mini-submarines, and remanufactured Cold War jets. In 2006, Iranian television showcased a p...
Thousands Dead: Was Taking Iwo Jima Worth the Effort?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Pacific* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Twenty-seven American Marines and Navy personnel were awarded the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima, and 14 of these were posthumous. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *There were two major reasons to take the island: to deny its airstrips to the Japanese, and to take them over to give damaged bombers a place to land instead of forcing them to ditch in the Pacific Ocean. After the island was taken, 2,400 bombers and their crews landed there before the end of the war. Roughly seventy years ago, on February 19, 1945...
These 5 U.S. Aircraft Would Make Short Work of North Korea
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* In any conflict in the skies over North Korea, the U.S. Air Force will likely follow a familiar pattern. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Capable of flying for more than thirty-four hours, Global Hawk could fly from airfields as far away as Guam, spend half a day over North Korea, and go home again—freeing up tarmac space in closer air facilities. Global Hawk’s ability to conduct surveillance day or night is a major plus and its unblinking gaze will be invaluable in tracking enemy movements. In any conflict in the skies over North Korea, the U...
A Cost Too High: What It Took for Imperial Japan to Sink This 1 American Carrier
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo NH 51382, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91846] Tokyo could not afford to lose its carriers the way America could. *Key point: *America had better industrial capacity to build replacements and win the war. That was why lopsided trades of warships at the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway were so damaging for Tokyo's cause. Responding to a November 27, 1941, war warning message from Admiral Harold R. “Betty” Stark, chief of naval operations, America’s prized handful o...
The SU-17/Su-22: Same Plane, Same Deadly Firepower
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Russia* These planes contributed the bulk of strike and CAS airpower for the Soviets during the Cold War. For many military watchers, the Sukhoi name is synonymous with the clean flowing lines of the Su-27, Su-30, and Su-35 series of Flanker aircraft or the squat and stubby Su-25 ground attack aircraft. However, during the majority of the Cold War, the swing-wing Su-17 (known as the Su-22 for export) formed the bulk of strike and CAS aircraft for Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces. Some of these aircraft still fly today in the service of former Soviet allies...
Armored Killer: China’s Type 99 Tank was a Long Time Coming
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 2 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* A powerful piece of China’s military modernization. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Type 99 and T-90 both can fire anti-tank missiles from the gun tube, while the Abrams cannot. (The Type 99 uses AT-11 *Refleks *missiles licensed from Russia). This could theoretically be useful for combat at very long ranges, or against low-flying helicopters. However, tank-launched missiles have existed for fifty years without seeing much use. China has a *lot* of tanks. Like, eight to nine *thousand* of them. Who *else* would bother to maintain such ...
U.S. Senate Overrides President Trump's Veto On Defense Bill
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 minutes ago
The U.S. Senate voted 81 to 13 in favor of slapping down President Donald Trump's veto of a large defense bill - marking the first time Congress overruled a Trump veto in his nearly four years in office Daily Mail:* 'Pathetic!': Trump slams Senate for voting to override his veto of defense bill after he objected to plan to rename bases honoring Confederate generals * * Congress successfully slapped down President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act with a Senate vote Friday afternoon * Senators voted 81 to 13 to override Trump's veto of the defense pack...
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 1, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 16 minutes ago
While many say they will be glad to be rid of 2020, a new year does not mean America's problems have gone away.(Reuters: Carlo Allegri) *Emily Olson, ABC NEws Online:* *Americans have long been talking like things would get better in 2021, but things still look bleak * At some point, 2020 stopped being merely a measurement of time and became a euphemism for suffering. "I can't wait for 2020 to be over," Americans said, again and again and again, because it was easier than listing out the compounding crises or addressing the specific causes at their core. In repeating the phrase...
World News Briefs -- January 1, 2021 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 25 minutes ago
*Daily Mail: **New 'super-COVID' variant first found in the UK is nearly 50 percent more contagious than other varieties, study confirms* * Imperial College London researchers analyzed how quickly the new B117 'super-COVID' variant spreads * They compared samples of the mutated virus taken from nearly 2,000 people in the UK to another 84,000 taken from people with other variants * B117 has a 'R' number that is between 0.4 to 0.7 points higher than others * R numbers measure how many additional cases result from each infection * Currently the US has an R of about 1.15. The UK...
Covid-19: sacrificing lives does not mean saving the economy
Michael Smithson, Michael West - 1 hour ago
[image: Covid-19 and economy] A study of 45 countries shows those who have contained the virus also tend to have less severe economic impacts than those which haven’t. Saving the economy does not mean sacrificing lives, writes Michael Smithson. Containing Covid versus saving the economy is a false dichotomy.
SATURDAY CARTOONS: IT'S 2021, WHAT NOW?: JANUARY 2, 2021
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 1 hour ago
The Canadians who invented Basketball! Michelin's Airless tires Strange companions.... Sprouting Marijuana seed Pencil sketch of John Lennon. What skill! Unearthed when digging the basement... just built around it. China. Bob the Alligator was born without a tail! Snowload Slovakian street vendor
Must Watch! “Jobless In America The New Reality; Restaurants Continue To Collapse; Dollar Crisis; Bank Runs”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 1 hour ago
Jeremiah Babe, Late PM 12/31/20: *“Jobless In America The New Reality; * *Restaurants Continue To Collapse; Dollar Crisis; Bank Runs”* *Alert! Banks closed, ATMs down!*
Brexit
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 hour ago
Four and a half years after the momentous vote in June 2016, Brexit is finally and fully accomplished with a U.K.–EU trade deal that sailed through Parliament 521 to 73. It’s over.
Man United Goes Level on Points with Liverpool
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Manchester United edged Aston Villa 2-1 on Friday to move up to 33 points, the same as Premier League leader Liverpool, which remains in the top spot on goal difference.
US Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of Bill Funding the Military
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Republican-controlled US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Friday to override outgoing President Donald Trump’s veto of the $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Pandemic Casts Pall over New Year’s in Brazil
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Brazilians welcomed 2021 on Friday without the typical raucous celebrations, ruled out by authorities as COVID-19 deaths continue to mount at a rate of more a thousand a day.
Kim Sends ‘Heartfelt’ New Year’s Letter to North Korean People
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a letter to the citizens of the hermetic Asian country, wishing them happiness and good health in the New Year, state media reported on Friday.
EU, UK Learn to Live Without Each Other at Dawn of New Era
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The European Union and the United Kingdom brought in the new year on Friday, which also marked the first day of their new, post-Brexit relationship after almost half a century together. Having struggled – and ultimately failed – to live together, now they will have to learn to live without each other.
‘We Have the Right to Enjoy Ourselves’: Wuhan Celebrates End of 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
A couple walked along a crowded pedestrian street and could not believe their eyes: Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 began to spread and the one that experienced the first lockdown, was celebrating en masse the arrival of the new year, almost as if nothing had happened.
Migrant Workers, the Weak Link in Southeast Asia’s Pandemic Response
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Pyaw Sone brought in the new year confined to a dormitory – fenced off with barbed wire – along with 4,000 other mostly migrant workers, amid the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand since the start of the pandemic.
Myanmar Rebels Free Three Abducted Politicians in Rakhine
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Guerrillas of the Arakan Army released on Friday three politicians of the ruling party in Myanmar who were kidnapped during the election campaign in October, officials said.
Times Square Deserted as New York Welcomes 2021 amid Pandemic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Breaking almost a century-old tradition of raucous celebrations, New York welcomed New Year at midnight on Thursday with the Times Square practically deserted.
Foreigners Need to Show Negative COVID-19 Reports on Arrival in South Korea
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Foreigners will require to test negative for the coronavirus before they arrive in South Korea from the next week as the country steps up its fight against the virus outbreak, officials said on Friday.
President Trump Reminds Everyone of January 6th MAGA Rally, Details and Links to Event Resources
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Earlier today President Trump reminded everyone about the January 6th rally in Washington DC. From what can be ascertained from social media and inbound grassroots communication to CTH, this is shaping up to be the largest DC gathering in recent … Continue reading → The post President Trump Reminds Everyone of January 6th MAGA Rally, Details and Links to Event Resources appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Rhodes Scholars Surge in Biden’s Potential Cabinet
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 3 hours ago
With Trump’s ascension to the presidency in 2016, the Rhodes Scholars that had permeated the U.S. Deep State over many years found themselves choking on humble pie as they were removed from the drivers’ seat of world affairs for the first time in decades. by Matthew J.L. Ehret The paradigm of post-nation state unipolarism that … Continue reading Rhodes Scholars Surge in Biden’s Potential Cabinet →
4 People Died and 240 Got COVID19 in Israel After Being Injected with Pfizer Experimental mRNA Vaccine
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
With the vaccine not providing immediate immunity to the coronavirus, over two hundred Israeli citizens have been diagnosed with the disease days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs, local media reported. The number of those who got Covid-19 despite being vaccinated was at around 240 people, according to data from Channel 13 News. The Jewish state is currently undertaking a massive vaccination campaign, which already saw over one million people or almost 12 percent of the population getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jab. That’s the largest span per capita in the world, according to Ox...
The British Columbia Stasi Have Arrived!
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
The Lives of Others should be mandatory viewing for all students, to see how terrible things can get in a totalitarian regime. Under the dark realm of East Germany, citizens were encouraged to report on their neighbours. It appears that B.C. police agencies are taking a big step in that direction: Police say they issued… Continue reading →
Catherine Austin Fitts Explains how the Globalist Billionaires and Technocrats are Planning on Taking Over the Planet, and How We can Stop It
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
Catherine Austin Fitts is the president of Solari, Inc., publisher of the Solari Report, and managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services, LLC. Catherine served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Bush Administration, and was the president of Hamilton Securities Group, Inc. Catherine has designed and closed over $25 billion of transactions and inves...
Cringe Hypocrisy on Display
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio danced with his wife in Times Square, while his serfs were told to stay home and shut up. More here.
Palo Verde Cloud Forest, a Hidden Treasure of Biodiversity in Costa Rica
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Palo Verde cloud forest, a nature reserve in central Costa Rica, is gaining fame slowly as a treasure of biodiversity, offering special trails and treks for sighting more than a hundred types of birds.
we stand upon the Land of Lanello
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 2 hours ago
1) Men must see the dual patterns of the Supreme One: (1) Christ’s criterion for all men, the line upon which every master has walked, the plumb tried and true and (2) the line of action and accomplishment that results in the mortal harnessing of the immortal bestowing. What a beautiful thing true brotherhood is where there is no ulterior motive but only the purest, radiant desire for the expression of divine hope for all humanity made in the image of God. -Hilarion: *Pearls of Wisdom* 11:5 …………………………….......
Russia is Building an Autonomous Multiple Launch Rocket System
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * This requires a sophisticated AI and comprehensive situational awareness. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Presumably, an automated rocket launcher would not be able to fire without a human in the loop to give the command. If so, then Robo-Katyusha will lack the flexibility of a human crew to respond to emergencies, such as self-defense under attack, or providing fire support to friendly troops even when communications are down. Robo-Katyusha is coming. A Russian defense official suggests the possibility of a fully automated multiple launch rocket ...
How Russia’s Most Deadly Submarine Committed Suicide
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* In 2000, a Russian submarine designed to sink aircraft carriers became a victim of its own arsenal. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the end, the sinking of the *Kursk* appears to have been caused by a simple, freak accident of chemistry. The tragedy only reinforces how dangerous life aboard a submarine really is, and how important safety is in the underwater realm. In 2000, a Russian submarine designed to sink aircraft carriers became a victim of its own arsenal. The cruise-missile submarine *Kursk* suffered a massive explosion and sank ...
Family Faces Eviction By Agency Meant To Help Them
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 3 hours ago
Philadelphia, PA - Imagine being a parent, hustling “gig economy” jobs, without a home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Jasmine and Ariel, this has been the reality since May. They are a couple in their 30s, both with children from previous relationships, and navigating the minefields of poverty and pandemic. They had an apartment, but when Jasmine missed a check-in with her probation officer, she was sent to prison, leaving Ariel with no way to pay the rent and without a home. According to a recent study conducted by geographers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, there are ...
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 1, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Ensign Joseph Hurd, far left, from Foley, Alabama, and Lt. j.g. Daniel Feeney, from Old Greenwich, Connecticut, scan the horizon while standing watch in the pilot house as guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations on Dec. 30, 2020, in the Taiwan Strait in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. US Navy photo. *Daily Mail:* *China warns it's 'ready to counter any threats' from the US after American warships sailed through Taiwan Strait amid spiking tensions with Beijing * * China issued the stark warning ...
4 People Died and 240 Got COVID19 in Israel After Being Injected with Pfizer Experimental mRNA Vaccine
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 3 hours ago
With the vaccine not providing immediate immunity to the coronavirus, over two hundred Israeli citizens have been diagnosed with the disease days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs, local media reported. The number of those who got Covid-19 despite being vaccinated was at around 240 people, according to data from Channel 13 News. The Jewish state is currently undertaking a massive vaccination campaign, which already saw over one million people or almost 12 percent of the population getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jab. That’s the largest span per capita in the world, according to Ox...
Catherine Austin Fitts Explains how the Globalist Billionaires and Technocrats are Planning on Taking Over the Planet, and How We can Stop It
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
Catherine Austin Fitts is the president of Solari, Inc., publisher of the Solari Report, and managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services, LLC. Catherine served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Bush Administration, and was the president of Hamilton Securities Group, Inc. Catherine has designed and closed over $25 billion of transactions and inves...
Transmutation of chemical elements
Louis Hissink, Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 4 hours ago
An excellent summary of the scientific verification of the transmutation of chemical elements by living organisms may be watched here. The phenomenon is easily explained by panpsychism. It reminded me of a letter sent to the Journal of Scientific Exploration … Continue reading →
"The End Game: Prepare For Economic Collapse 2021 Apocalyptic Market Crash!"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*"The End Game: Prepare For Economic Collapse 2021 Apocalyptic Market Crash!"* by Epic Economist "Today, we are leaving a year of economic collapse events. We are about to witness the downfall of society as we know it and the rise of a new reality. The collapse of the United States economy will have several more chapters and we'll be here reporting every one of them. In today's video, we decided to bring economic experts' insights on how the end game will be played. So be ready for the next apocalyptic stock market crash and the collapse of America. In a recent publishing, the aw...
Musical Interlude: Herb Ernst, "Awakening Stars"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
Herb Ernst, "Awakening Stars"
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
"Braided, serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggest this nebula's popular name, The Medusa Nebula. Also known as Abell 21, this Medusa is an old planetary nebula some 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Like its mythological namesake, the nebula is associated with a dramatic transformation. The planetary nebula phase represents a final stage in the evolution of low mass stars like the sun, as they transform themselves from red giants to hot white dwarf stars and in the process shrug off their outer layers. Ultraviolet radiation from the hot star powers the nebula...
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "One"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
*"One"* "The mosquito is so small it takes almost nothing to ruin it. Each leaf, the same. And the black ant, hurrying. So many lives, so many fortunes! Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances down to the ponds and through the pinewoods. Mushrooms, even, have but a brief hour before the slug creeps to the feast, before the pine needles hustle down under the bundles of harsh, beneficent rain. How many, how many, how many make up a world! And then I think of that old idea: the singular and the eternal. One cup, in which everything is swirled back to the color of the sea and s...
Documenting Covid-19 RNA Therapy Adverse (Potentially Deadly) Vaccine Reactions. They Keep Coming...
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*John Wayne Gacy Clown I wanna tip my hat to Rocker at Propaganda Pre$$ Monitor- Thanks for paying attention to the hell we Canadians are in! Good coverage of the Rod Phillips fiasco.* Angry Canadians *Doug Ford Sans Makeup Doug Ford should have resigned some time ago. He's been nothing but a Covid hypocrite from the get go. What with his family get together and trip to the cottage during the first lockdown? Never mind the LTC fiasco. The destruction of small business. He's a walking farce. Actually round these parts we call him a John Wayne Gacy Clown look alike- Do you se...
Learn the scope of the ‘plan’ – the intended destination for you (Catherine Austin Fitts)
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
An excellent & intriguing interview with Catherine Austin Fitts. Learn more by following the links below. EWR Truth Matters 36K subscribers This sit down interview with Catherine covers the spectrum of the current situation we find ourselves in. It was conducted as apart of the full length documentary. We are releasing the full interview for … Continue reading Learn the scope of the ‘plan’ – the intended destination for you (Catherine Austin Fitts) →
Imagine Not Being Able To Go To The Grocery Store To Buy Food If You Don’t Get ‘The Kill Shot’: More Sinister Signs They’re Planning On Tightening The Screws Down Upon All Of Us In 2021
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on The Blogging Hounds: By Stefan Stanford – All News Pipeline – Live Free Or Die December 31, 2020 While the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights may end up preventing government from mandating vaccines for the American people, every day we get more signs that businesses across the country and the…
Hundreds of birds found dead in Rome
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
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Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
I, Maitreya, stand before you and I challenge you to enter the true heart of hearts of your being. I demand that you see and know this dweller-on-the-threshold standing in the door--because *you* allow it. The doorway to higher consciousness has been opened by me and by your Holy Christ Self. But the tempter remains with arms folded daring you to slay that dragon of human will that continually overrides that which you *know* to be the truth of your homeward path. And you allow it by continual rationalization. Therefore we cannot go forward with the Teachings that will...
Watch as Fauci forgets which arm he got vaccinated in
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Now The End Begins 11.6K subscribers This 16-second clip will show you everything you need to know about how fake and phony the televised ‘vaccinations’ truly are. Watch as Anthony Fauci appears to be vaccinated in his left arm, but when talking about “injection site soreness” later on, taps his right am as the place … Continue reading Watch as Fauci forgets which arm he got vaccinated in →
Why We Should Stop Picking on 2020
Charli Carpenter, Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
The awfulness of 2020 has become one of the year’s most unforgettable cultural memes. But in the current cascade of 2020-bashing let’s not forget what went right this year – and what didn’t go wrong.
Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast. Late summer 2020.
The other side of Marina lagoon [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The other side of Marina lagoon] Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast. Late summer 2020.
Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast. Late summer 2020. A speed boat dragging a sea parachute.
Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast. Two people in a sea parachute during the golden hour Late summer 2020.
Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa, Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast] Marina's Golden Hour in Egypt's North Coast. Two people in a sea parachute during the golden hour Late summer 2020.
Japan’s First Jet Aircraft was Designed for Suicide Bombing Runs
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* The fearsome kamikaze. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* It is a fallacy that Germany was the only nation to develop combat jets in World War II. In truth, while Germany had the most advanced technology, all of the major powers had jet aircraft projects during World War II, including the United States, Britain, Russia, Italy and Japan. The most well-known Japanese jet—and the only one that saw combat—was the Okha, a rocket-propelled and human-piloted kamikaze. But another Japanese jet actually flew before the war ended, and would have seen comba...
How the U.S. Rangers Brought Hell on the Nazis
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The U.S. Rangers had defeated both the enemy and the inhospitable desert and had earned from the Italians the nickname “Black Death.” On a June morning in 1942, a battalion of American soldiers stepped down from a train at Fort William in the northern highlands of Scotland. Bagpipes of the Cameron Highlanders’ band sounded the call to battle, and the Americans were greeted by Lt. Col. Charles Vaughan, a burly, ruddy-cheeked British Army officer. Radiating enthusiasm and goodwill, he welcomed the Americans to S...
Could North Korea Sink an Aircraft Carrier?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The DPRK Navy’s prospects depend on the type of carrier force it faces. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *We can say with great confidence that it's unlikely. But it's possible. And there are plenty of prior instances of weaker nations delivering severe blows to stronger ones. Could North Korea’s armed forces sink an American aircraft carrier? Yes—depending on what type of carrier they confront, how skillfully U.S. Navy commanders employ the flattop and its consorts, how well North Korean warriors know the tactical surroundings ...
Sniper Showdown: Army vs. Marines (Who Wins?)
Task and Purpose, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * There is only one way to find out. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Given the elite status and popular reputation of Marine scout snipers, such a defeat may seem shameful. But to be fair, Army snipers have owned the USASOC competition for the last several years: A two-man team from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) emerged victorious in 2018 following the back-to-back wins for the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in 2017 and 2016. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition brings around two-man sniper tea...
Why Russia’s Aircraft Carrier Fleet Never Was More Than a Dream
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * In the aftermath of the war, with the Red Army the dominant land power in Eurasia, the Soviet Navy again pushed for more carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As a land power, the Soviet Union could never allocate enough of the country’s resources to build a real fleet of aircraft carriers. There was always some other perfectly reasonable—and eminently practical—way to spend the country’s rubles, whether it was on the Army, or the Air Force, and later on nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union was one of the largest, most industrial proficient coun...
Another Legendary HOAX from NASA [Never a Straight Answer]? Part II The Spideys Strike Back!
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 4 hours ago
*Celeste/NASA Speaks - And the Spideys Strike Back!* *Note the CGI in overdrive on the above Magazine* *cover...Remind you of anything?* *Channeling Stanley Kubrick...to the Celestial Telephone in the Lobby Please?* I spent all morning watching and posting about the two-hour *Celeste Solum video *today and then took a much needed break including lying down for about half an hour. During that half hour my spideys came to me in a torrent and tore the entire NASA - fed video apart. Here is what they told me: The video itself is but a tiny part of a huge HOAX that will dwarf even...
The Biggest Problem With C0VlD V@ccin3s
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Ben Swann The Biggest Problem With C0VlD V@ccin3s is the inability to even question them! end
Why Is The Silver Price Still 50% Below Its 1980 High (While Gold Has More Than Doubled)
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics A lot of investors have been confused as to why silver still sits 50% below its 1980 and 2011 highs, while just about every other asset class on the planet is at or near record levels. Fortunately, Steve Cope of Silver Viper joined me on the show to discuss how he thinks this …
Dave Kranzler: What To Expect In Gold & Silver In 2021
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics After years of laying dormant, the gold and silver prices finally reacted in a big way in 2020. So what’s in store for 2021 in the gold and silver markets? To find out, click to watch this week’s silver and gold market update with Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics now! end
IMF Credit Score, TESLA Stock, Stimulus … Q&A With Lynette Zang
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
ITM TRADING, INC. Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/imf-c… Questions/Timestamps: 1. JD: I heard that the IMF want banks to use my browser’s search history to determine my credit score. Is this true? Are they already doing this? 0:44 2. Edwin G: I would like to know when to determine at what price is the …
Pentagon Orders F-35’s Full-Rate Production To Be Put On Hold
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
An F-35A is lifted by an overhead crane from the Fort Worth factory’s Electronic Mate and Assembly System, where major components are joined together to form the structure of the jet. Lockheed Martin *Warzone/The Drive:* *It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold * With critical test and evaluation work still unfinished, the full-rate production decision will be left to the future Biden administration. In a setback for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter program, the U.S. Department of Defense has formally decreed that a decision on full-rate pr...
Report: Quid Pro Quo Ambassadorship May Facilitate Exit For California Senator Dianne Feinstein
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Those who follow DC politics know the democrat party apparatus has been looking for a diplomatic way for a deteriorating Senator Feinstein to gracefully exit the world of politics. A recent report from California outlines a likely possibility: CALIFORNIA – … Continue reading → The post Report: Quid Pro Quo Ambassadorship May Facilitate Exit For California Senator Dianne Feinstein appeared first on The Last Refuge.
“I’m Choosing The Risk Of Getting COVID”: Over Half Of Health Care Workers At California Hospitals Refuse Vaccinations
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 5 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden California’s health workers are refusing to take the new COVID-19 vaccines – with over half of frontline workers at... The post “I’m Choosing The Risk Of Getting COVID”: Over Half Of Health Care Workers At California Hospitals Refuse Vaccinations appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
How China Got Their Own Russian-Made Su-27 “Flanker” Jets
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP4DRHYMTZAB&share=true] They managed to get a deal with the Soviet Union before it collapsed. *Key point: *Money talks and the Soviet Union-turned-Russia really needed the cash. Of course, China has happy to get the advanced tech. The Sukhoi Su-27 “Flanker” was never planned to exported when it was originally developed, unlike its lighter cousin, the MiG-29. However, ever since being approved for export it has been one of the most popular fighter exports in the Asian re...
Hitler’s Bad World War II Decisions Brought Hell to Eastern Europe
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Even by the standards of World War II, the Eastern Front stands out as a cauldron of horror. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The assumptions that underlay the German war, and the arguments that justified it to the German public, made it nearly impossible to adopt the only strategy that might have had a chance of working. Knocking the USSR out of the war in the same way that they had knocked France out of the war was almost impossible given geographic reality. Even by the standards of World War II, the Eastern Front stands out as a cauldron of ho...
A Defender or Parasite? The Strange XF-85 Goblin Was a Bit of Both
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * To top off the Goblin’s disreputable looks, it lacked landing gear, and had to make do with a retractable steel skid for emergencies. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As for the Goblins, the parasite jets went on to enjoy a quiet retirement and can be seen at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio and the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. Its manufacturer called it the “Goblin”—and by looks alone, the egg-shaped jet certainly deserved the name. The McDonnell XF-85 jet resembled little more than a pressurized cock...
Over 100 Years Ago, Japan and Russia Went to War
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* And the world was never the same. *Editor’s Note*: Please see previous works by Robert Farley including: Five Revolutionary Soviet Weapons of War that Never Happened, The Five Most Overrated Weapons of War, and America’s Troubled F-35: Five Ways to Replace It. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *World War I and World War II so transformed the maps of both Europe and Asia that discerning the influence of antecedent conflicts like the Russo-Japanese War can be hard. Still, the setback that the Japanese dealt to the Russians in 1904-05 helped shape ...
Goodbye Hind, Hello Havoc: Meet Russia’s Powerful Mi-28NM Helicopter
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2OJG9KP3LD&share=true] The Mi-28 is a much better, more modern design than the older Hind. *Key point: *The Mi-28NM was born in the 1980s and remains in service today. Here is what this powerful helicopter can do. Prowling the skies of Syria is the “Night Superhunter.” It’s not a comic book superhero, but the newest Russian attack helicopter. The Mi-28NM, the latest upgrade of the Mi-28 (NATO code name “Havoc”), is equipped with advanced sensors that enable it to co...
"Today Is The Day..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
"We are fast moving into something, we are fast flung into something like asteroids cast into space by the death of a planet, we the people of earth are cast into space like burning asteroids and if we wish not to disintegrate into nothingness we must begin to now hold onto only the things that matter while letting go of all that doesn't. For when all of our dust and ice deteriorates into the cosmos we will be left only with ourselves and nothing else. So if you want to be there in the end, today is the day to start holding onto your children, holding onto your loved ones; onto tho...
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Northwood, Ohio, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"No Special Hurry..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too, but there will be no special hurry.” - Ernest Hemingway, “A Farewell To Arms”
"Maybe..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
“Maybe we’re not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be a human. Maybe, we’re thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe, we’re thankful for the things we’ll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.” - “Grey’s Anatomy”
Iran And US Tensions Grow As Tehran Vows To Avenge Soleimani Killing
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Arab News:* *US, Gulf allies brace for Iran terror attacks as Tehran vows to avenge Soleimani killing * * Analyst: Iranian terror strike against the US or one of its allies in the Gulf or in Yemen is “highly possible.” JEDDAH: The US and its Gulf allies have been warned to prepare for Iran-led terror attacks after Tehran ramped up threats of revenge on the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani. With tensions between the US and Iran escalating in the region, Esmail Qaani, chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a...
Vandals damage federal buildings in Philadelphia; 7 arrested
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 5 hours ago
AP PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of people dressed in black vandalized at least two federal buildings in downtown Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve, and... The post Vandals damage federal buildings in Philadelphia; 7 arrested appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 1/1/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 1/1/21"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "More this week on the 2020 election fraud, this time in Georgia, and, yes, there was more proof and lots of it. We find that Georgia voting machines were sending information to China, ballots were being shredded and people were caught on camera running the same stacks of ballots through the counting machines three and four times. If that’s not election fraud, I don’t know what is. As more and more fraud is exposed, the cover-up grows more and more desperate. More than just voter fraud is being revealed, and it look...
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
At least 33 countries have identified infections with the new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in Britain. https://t.co/DfrDOYJSDE — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 1, 2021 U.K. faces maelstrom of new coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths despite vaccine optimism, seeks to reopen field hospitals to cope. https://t.co/bPtU1qEWuP — AP Europe (@AP_Europe) January 1, 2021 The United States marked the New Year by passing the extraordinary milestone of 20 million #Covid-19 cases, after global celebrations welcoming in 2021 were largely muted by...
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