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I'm a Golden Shellback, and proud of it!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
I was amused to read of what may have been the first ship to achieve Golden Shellback status, way back in 1899. Larry Lambert brings us the tale. The passenger steamer SS *Warrimoo* was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The *Warrimoo’*s position was LAT 0º 31′ N and LONG 179 30′ W. The date was 31 December 1899. “Know what this means?” First Mate Payton broke in, “We’re only a few miles from the intersect...
Check Out This Photo Of A U.S. AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Refueling At Night In The Persian Gulf Area
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago
The U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunships are a constant presence in the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Responsibility). The picture in this post shows an AC-130J Ghostrider being refueled at night by a U.S. Air [...] The post Check Out This Photo Of A U.S. AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Refueling At Night In The Persian Gulf Area appeared first on The Aviationist.
2020 Review, 2021 Agenda
Tommaso Dorigo, Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
Everybody would agree that 2020 was a difficult time for all of us - the pandemic forced on us dramatic changes in our way of living, working, and interacting with one another; and let's leave alone the horrible, avoidable death toll that came with it. Notwithstanding, for some reason it was a productive year for me, and one which has potentially paved the ground for an even more productive future. Below I will summarize, if only for myself, the most important work milestones of the past year, and the ones that lay ahead in the forthcoming months. But I will also touch on a few ancil...
CRT training—Just say No
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
CRT used to be the cathode ray tube, that tube/screen that flickers in front of your face. Now it means critical race theory, and if you learned about it college or studied it even 5 years ago, you need to catch up, and realize you're getting slapped up the side of your head with a marketing campaign with a powerful brand. Your church, your school board, your employer may be trying to convert you to a new religion, one more fundamentalist than any you've experienced. I don't agree with everything in this debate, particularly not the guy who thinks Trump is to blame for its rise b...
Netanyahu gives hero’s embrace to Jonathan Pollard, who betrayed America
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 12 hours ago
Jonathan Pollard's spying for Israel – which likely cost American lives – landed him in prison in the U.S. for 30 years. This week, he flew on one of Sheldon Adelson's planes to Israel, where he was welcomed "home" by its prime minister. He sold over one million pages of materials to Israel, earning him the dubious title of stealing more secrets in less time than any other spy in US history... Seven U.S. Secretaries of Defense had said they didn’t want him freed because he had committed such serious offenses...
Selective Enforcement – Who Gets Crushed by Joe Biden’s Pending COVID-19 Regulations
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
There is a COVID-19 virus; however, COVID is not more dangerous than all other flu-like viruses that impact the respiratory system. COVID-19 is very manageable and doesn’t carry a higher fatality rate. [Usefulness As A Narrative] Why is COVID-19 being … Continue reading → The post Selective Enforcement – Who Gets Crushed by Joe Biden’s Pending COVID-19 Regulations appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Australia Changes National Anthem to Recognize Indigenous People
Latin American Herald Tribune - 11 hours ago
Australia has amended its national anthem to acknowledge that its indigenous people, who have been victims of discrimination and dispossessed of their traditional lands by European settlers, are among the oldest civilizations in the world.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Argentina Sanctioned ‘Murder’ by Legalizing Abortion
Latin American Herald Tribune - 11 hours ago
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has slammed Argentina for “sanctioning murder” by legalizing abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy.
Ford, Mahindra Cancel Joint Venture Plan Citing Pandemic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 11 hours ago
Ford Motor and Indian automaker Mahindra said on Thursday they had canceled joint venture plans to co-develop vehicles, citing economic conditions caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic.
US Withdraws Aircraft Carrier from Middle East amid Tensions with Iran
Latin American Herald Tribune - 11 hours ago
The Pentagon said on Thursday it was calling back its only navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, in a move that surprised many observers because it would reduce United States’ military power in the region amid escalating tensions with Iran.
Meet the SOBR: Russia’s Special Forces Police
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9581QZN01&share=true] This unit had its origins in a terrible crisis. *Key point: *Special forces can help to deal with all kinds of tricky situations. Here is what the SOBR can do. If asked to name a counterterrorism unit in Russia, most people would probably think of the FSB’s elite “Alpha” unit. Alpha participated in the 1993 constitutional crisis, the Nord-Ost theatre siege and the Beslan hostage crisis, and are called out on the biggest and most sensitive in...
Explained: These 4 Tanks Were Huge Beasts on the Battlefield
Jared Keller, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Jared Keller* *Security, * The Abrams isn’t the only massive main battle tank to grace the imaginations of military designers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Personally approved by Hitler himself, this enormous metal juggernaut would have been as long as a regulation-sized basketball court, weighed 1,000 metric tons—16 times more than the modern Abrams—and rocked 300 tons of munitions originally intended for naval cannons. Of all the harrowing, intimidating arms and artillery dreamed up by military engineers over the last few centuries, few induce the instinctive evacuati...
These Flamethrower Tanks Rained Hellfire During World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *, * American flamethrower tanks provided a horrific edge during island fighting in the Pacific. U.S. portable flamethrowers were first used in combat during the Guadalcanal campaign in January 1943. It quickly became apparent that the exposed flamethrower operator was vulnerable to Japanese small arms fire. So the idea arose to mount the portable flamethrowers in a tank as a means to reach Japanese bunkers without excessive casualties. After some experimentation in New Caledonia in the autumn of 1943, the first combat use of American flamethrower tanks...
Startup Airlines to Spread Their Wings in 2021
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -While some airlines ceased operating, others are planning to kick start in 2021. In March 2021, Brazil’s largest bus company Itapemirim is launching a new airline Ita Linhas Aereas (ITA). Tiago Senna, Ita’s CEO, announced that the airline would operate from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and […] The post Startup Airlines to Spread Their Wings in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biden’s Pick to Lead Treasury Made over $7M in Speaking Fees
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Documents show Janet Yellen collected the money from major financial firms and tech giants.
Why China Never Wants to See America’s P-8 Poseidon Flying Nearby
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Hunting submarines from the air, however, is an airpower-intensive job. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As trans-Pacific relations assume new prominence in the twenty-first century, the P-8 will remain one of a number of means by which the United States and other operators assert their presence over international waters. In the event of conflict, they would also serve a vital role hunting down marauding submarines and tracking the movements of surface adversaries. These qualities explain why the docile-looking patrol plane is in such heavy dema...
America’s Massive B-29 Bomber Once Fought for Russia
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The United States’ most expensive weapons program during World War II was the development of the ultimate strategic bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Ultimately, the B-29 proved an adaptable platform in both American *and *Soviet service. The Soviet experience also proved, yet again, that few technological gaps are so great that they can’t be bridged by a little reverse engineering among friends. Few aircraft have as great a mark on history as the B-29, the pencil-shaped American four-engine bomber that dropped the...
Prisons And Jails Are COVID-19 Super-Spreaders
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
One in five prisoners in the U.S. has been reported to have had COVID-19. That’s 20% of people behind bars. And that is likely a “vast undercount,” according to Homer Venters, the former chief medical officer at New York’s Rikers Island jail complex. If compassion for prisoners does not move policy makers or the general public, then eyes should turn to a pair of recent studies, one by the Prison Policy Initiative and the other by the Marshall Project, focused on prisons and jails in the U.S. According to data in these two reports: Prisons and jails are “super-spreaders” of the vir...
Bomb-Sniffing Dogs? Check. Times Square Crowd? Not This Year
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Would-be partygoers were urged to watch the ball drop on television.
Beamer Technology for Reaching the Solar Gravity Focus Line
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
Alex Tolley’s essay on using beaming technology to reach the solar gravity focus (SGF) caught the eye of Jim Benford, who has been exploring the prospects for beamed sails for many years. Along with brother Greg, Jim did laboratory work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory some 20 years ago to demonstrate the method, and in […]
2021 Rings In Continued Corruption – Leaders Who Belong Behind Bars – Bill Of Rights Ignored
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
So here we are again, waiting with baited breath to see what kind of continued nightmare will be brought forth by some of the most... The post 2021 Rings In Continued Corruption – Leaders Who Belong Behind Bars – Bill Of Rights Ignored appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Battle of Athens: Fighting Voter & Election Fraud
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Jeremy Hopper Dec 28, 2011 The Battle of Athens was an armed rebellion led by WWII veterans and citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United... The post The Battle of Athens: Fighting Voter & Election Fraud appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Legal filing shows Pence not on board with elector plan. VP cancels Jan 6 trip to Israel
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
****News Topic 229***** LEGAL FILING — Mike Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election… LEGAL FILING – Mike Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election… Newsmax has more details… Lawyers representing Louie Gohmert and a group of Arizona Republicans disclosed in a court filing Tuesday that Vice President Pence […]
It is good to be a Deplorable [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Hillary Clinton’s bizarre statement about the “basket of deplorables” was actually nothing new. In fact, it is a very old manifestation of the Same. Old. Attack. that has been levelled against the servants of God for millennia. Since it is New Year’s Eve, let’s have a blast from the past and look at her statement: […]
Companies Dump U.S. Office Space at Rapid Rate! Danger for Big Banks and Derivatives
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 13 hours ago
source / The Money GPS Companies dump US office space at rapid rate | Financial Times Companies dump US office space at rapid rate Companies are dumping record volumes of office space on to the sublease market, flashing a potential warning sign over the long-term health of the office properties that comprise the biggest chunk […]
A snapshot from last year's final day!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021* *Only The Others were wrong:* In this morning's New York Times, David Brooks presents a column, rich with links to academic studies, concerning the claim that diversity training generally fails to produce good results. Brooks even links to one essay in the journal, Anthropology Now! We haven't read the studies yet. On its face, we suspect that Brooks' column makes various good points. (As the column proceeds. Brooks presents a possible alternate way to reduce workplace discrimination.) We suspect that Brooks' column makes sense. In one respect, we'd go b...
This Russia Artillery System Was Made to Decimate Cities
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] Self-propelled heavy mortar carriers are ubiquitous in modern mechanized armies. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The 2S4 has no equivalent in Western militaries. This is because its main task—destroying immobile, fortified strongpoints with its powerful shells—is typically performed by airstrikes using precision-guided munitions such as JDAMs. Of course, the advantages of a ground-based system are those of sustained fire over time and ability to operate when air power is unavailable. Self-propelled heavy mortar carri...
The Big Guns: How the Iowa-Class Battleship Was So Powerful
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E85V04MT01&share=true] These mighty warships were thrice returned from retirement to serve on the front line. *Key point: *The age of the battleship eventually drew to a close. However, it took much longer than is commonly realized and the Iowa-class served well in many conflicts. The Second World War marked the end of the Age of Battleships. Aircraft carriers, with their flexible, long range striking power made battlewagons obsolete in a matter of months. Amer...
Congress, the U.S. Marines, and Missiles: The Fight for Asian Security
James Holmes, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The U.S. Marine Corps sensibly asked for tomahawk cruise missiles for its strategy to fight the Chinese Navy in case of war. Why then did Congress say no? The U.S. Marine Corps may have a communications problem. Since assuming the post of commandant in mid-2019, General David Berger has been pushing operational concepts that make eminent sense for the Western Pacific. They bear such labels as Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. Under these concepts, small bodies of marines wil...
2021 Won't Be Any Better for North Korea
Daniel R. DePetris, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* Kim Jong-un's prospects for 2021 don’t look any rosier than they did at the beginning of 2020. If you aren’t a billionaire on par with Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates, the year 2020 was probably one of the worst on record. But for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, 2020 was a living hell. True, he remains untouchable politically, didn’t contract the coronavirus himself (as far as we know), and exported enough coal despite UN sanctions to survive the poorest economic year since the 1990s. But as Pyongyang prepares for its first Workers’ Party Congress...
The B-25 Bomber Broke the Back of Japan During World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The B-25 continued to be the preferred medium bomber in the Pacific until the war’s end. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The B-25 was an all-around excellent aircraft; it lacked any serious vulnerabilities, and its configuration was varied during the war to best fit its requirements. During the 1920s, U.S. Army Air Service commander Brig. Gen. William C. “Billy” Mitchell drove himself into an early grave while frantically trying to convince the ground-bound generals of the U.S. Army that the airplane was th...
Biden Predicts Surge In Deaths
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On Tuesday, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden gave what was billed as a “major speech” on the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke following a meeting with his coronavirus advisory panel. In perfunctory remarks that lasted barely 15 minutes, Biden provided a grim description of the mass death already occurring and predicted that things would get only worse in the coming months. “We will lose tens of thousands more lives in the months to come,” he said. “Hospitals are being stretched beyond capacity. That is data before the impact of cases coming from the holidays and this coming holi...
UK MPs Nominate Cuban Doctors For Nobel Peace Prize
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign in the United Kingdom announced Thursday that four more members of the British Parliament have nominated the Cuban doctors for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. According to a message spread through Twitter, MPs from Liverpool Paula Barker, Ian Byrne, Kim Johnson and Dan Carden joined other MPs and academics from the UK who had previously formally nominated the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade from Cuba for the award. The online petition, published by the solidarity campaign on its website, had accumulated by November’s end, more than 6,400 signatur...
Organizations Diverting Food Waste To Provide Meals For People In Need
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
One-third of the world's food is wasted, according to the United Nations (UN). That number jumps to 40 percent in the United States—enough to feed 2 billion people. Uneaten food has dire consequences for the planet: decomposing waste releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas. According to the UN, if food waste was its own country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gas in the world, after the United States and China. And yet, a recent Census Bureau survey finds that 1 in 8 Americans is struggling to secure reliable, nutritious food. "There's no shortage of food,"...
Sara Nelson, The Labor Movement Leader We Needed Most
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In January of 2019, weeks into Donald Trump’s government shutdown, Sara Nelson accepted the labor federations’ MLK Drum Major for Justice Award with a soaring, and startling, speech. The annual award doesn’t typically lead to national news headlines, but that year Nelson, the charismatic head of the 50,000-strong Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union, used the opportunity to boldly call for a general strike. “Almost a million workers are locked out or being forced to work without pay,” she told the audience. “Others are going to work when our workspace is increasingly unsafe. ...
“Those Of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going To Quit”
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Nurse Kristen Cline was working a 12-hour shift in October at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, when a code blue rang through the halls. A patient in an isolation room was dying of a coronavirus that had raged for eight months across the country before it made the state the brightest red dot in a nation of hot spots. Cline knew she needed to protect herself before entering the room, where a second COVID-19 patient was trembling under the covers, sobbing. She reached for the crinkled and dirty N95 mask she had reused for days. In her post...
Equity Is More Than Words
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
On behalf of Physician Women SOAR, an antiracist physician group, we wish to respond to the Indiana University Health (IU Health) statement regarding the medical treatment provided to the late Dr. Susan Moore, a Black physician who was admitted to IU Health in early December for COVID-19. Twelve hours after she was discharged from IU Health, Dr. Moore was readmitted to another hospital in respiratory failure, where she was quickly transferred to the ICU. Dr. Moore remained in critical condition for over two more weeks and died on December 20th. While admitted to IU Health, Dr. Moo...
THE MALIGNANT NARCISSIST IN WINTER
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
Politico tells us that Palm Beach, Florida, is likely to become the post-inaugural capital of MAGA Nation. The center of gravity for the MAGA universe is moving zip codes with President Donald Trump. In anticipation of Trump setting up permanent residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach after leaving the White House in January, Trump allies, conservative media firebrands and MAGA-boosting activist groups are setting up the next Trumpy hub of GOP power. Some Trump supporters have settled in South Florida, drawn by Florida’s friendly tax climate and the state’s current GOP le...
As it was in 2020, so it is in 2021
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
*The World at One* today ended with a piece of verse by Benjamin Zephaniah. It was full of rhyming platitudes and slogans and Black Lives Matter talking points, and included such lines as: The time is coming when those who divide us will be judged by us. We will rise up and demand a true history, true democracy and true racial equality. What interested me about it was what it says about Radio 4, for this is how Jonny Dymond introduced it: On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech back in August, we asked the poet Benjamin Zephaniah to re-imagine that ad...
Child stars—what became of—Barry and Stan Livingston
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
To avoid watching ABC news in the kitchen during breakfast, my husband’s been watching MeTV channel that plays old reruns. Since “My three sons” ran for 12 years (1960-1972), I’ve seen a lot of the cute little Barry Livingston (Ernie), who is adopted by the father in the series (Fred MacMurray) after the oldest son gets married and leaves the show in 1965. That way they didn’t have to change the title. During the lockdown I’ve seen a lot of movies and TV shows, and I’ve been wondering what became of the children on those shows, so I looked up these talented, cute kids. Here’s B...
President Kamala Harris – Authoritarian Elitist (Indira Encore)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Probably a better description of Kamala Harris isn’t “left” or “right” but anti-American authoritarian elitist. The India of Kamala Iyer … Continue reading →
A Little History (for the day)
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 14 hours ago
Today, hindsight is 2020… This Day in History (1862-63) December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 – The Battle of Stone’s River/Murfreesboro, TN 35,000 Confederate soldiers’ under BRAXTON BRAGG’ and 44,000 Federals engaged in a bloody’ but inconclusive battle. Each commander planned to attack with his left and hold with his right. If that had […] The post A Little History (for the day) appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
US Congressman Joe Wilson to Object to Electoral College Certification
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“CONGRESSMAN JOE WILSON TO OBJECT TO ELECTORAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATION Dec 31, 2020 Press Release On December 31, Congressman Joe Wilson … Continue reading →
Pennsylvania Members of the US Congress Release Statement Regarding Certification of Electors
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“PENNSYLVANIA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RELEASE STATEMENT REGARDING CERTIFICATION OF ELECTORS December 31, 2020 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pennsylvania … Continue reading →
Hearing set Monday to Compel Fulton Co. GA Ballot (Forensic) Inspection; GA Senate Sub-Committee Backs Ballot Examination
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“Press Release Contact: Garland Favorito December 31, 2020 http://www.VoterGA.org Hearing set Monday to Compel Fulton Ballot Inspection Senate Sub-Committee Backs … Continue reading →
We Are the Silver Spoons: Immigrant Stories of Success and Resilience
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 14 hours ago
We have entered an inflection point; whereas 2020 was full of uncertainties and anxieties, 2021 promises to be one of specificity and HD clarity. This The post We Are the Silver Spoons: Immigrant Stories of Success and Resilience appeared first on .
It's scary how blind some people are to reality
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Following my post on "Terrorism as a response to electoral fraud" two days ago, I've had a few e-mail conversations with readers about the prospects for widespread disruptions in the event that our politics "goes kinetic", to coin a phrase. What struck me was the sheer, blind arrogance of a couple of left-wing correspondents about how all this was "nothing more than right-wing mental masturbation", that "Trumpers talk a good fight, but will never do anything about it", and that "there simply isn't much any individual can do to disrupt our cities". I'll leave the first two comm...
How On Earth Is There A New Strain, When There’s No Evidence Of An Old Strain?
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
DINKY-DY December 31st, 2020. Jon Rappoport tears apart the phony narrative pushed by the mainstream media that insists there is a new, deadly BS... The post How On Earth Is There A New Strain, When There’s No Evidence Of An Old Strain? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Great Reset: Leaning into 2021 Money Storm
David Haggith, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
The Great Recession The big talk among economists and central banksters and some politicians in 2020 has shifted toward how the Coronacrisis will (or “must”)... The post The Great Reset: Leaning into 2021 Money Storm appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
NASHMISSILE
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Chris Dec 26, 2020 Possible Missile Attack in Nashville The post NASHMISSILE appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Hate crime charges for Jewish man accused of graffiti, burglary spree at Brooklyn synagogues
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
New York Daily News A Jewish Brooklyn man faces hate crime charges for allegedly scrawling messages on four synagogues, and burglarizing one of them, during... The post Hate crime charges for Jewish man accused of graffiti, burglary spree at Brooklyn synagogues appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
I CAN SOLVE THE ELECTION FRAUD CRISIS…..
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Everyone agrees, the American Pravda, Conservative Press, Election Officials, et. al on the following…..Joe Biden won 477 counties throughout the United States in the Presidential General Election….. It’s really simple math, NOT COMMON CORE…..How many people live in these counties, and how many are REGISTERED VOTERS…..Do Joe Biden’s the vote totals exceed the number of people in these counties???? I’d bet it does!!!! Therefore, he CAN NOT be elected President….. This evidence along with ALL the brainiac stuff proves the fraud…. NUFF said….Prove me wrong, leftards…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
LOL – A MUST WATCH – THE GREAT RESET EXPLAINED
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Zionist Global communist takeover wake up January 1st, 2021. The post LOL – A MUST WATCH – THE GREAT RESET EXPLAINED appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Xi Jinping’s Authoritarian Drive is Following His Predecessors’ Precedents
David Stoffey, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Stoffey* *China, Asia* If there is a norm in Chinese succession, it’s that nearly every paramount leader strove to retain power indefinitely, with most failing. The U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff recently released a long report on China. Likened to George Kennan’s 1946 “Long Telegram,” the report spells out Foggy Bottom’s foreign policy prescriptions to a continually rising China. Deep in the report, however, lies a misconception that has been loudly echoed by China Watchers since China’s 19th Party Congress in 2018. During that Party Congress, People’s Repu...
What Ukraine Can Expect from Joe Biden
Doug Klain, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Doug Klain* *Ukraine, Europe* If Ukraine fails, it just might be a deathblow to the idea that a nation can build a modern democracy. After being dramatically forced out as prime minister of Ukraine after having served for fewer than six months, one could forgive Oleksiy Honcharuk if he wanted to simply wash his hands of Ukraine’s sometimes maddening politics and be done with it all. Honcharuk’s tenure as prime minister was cut short almost as rapidly as it began. When Volodymyr Zelenskyy went from playing a satirical president on television to become Ukraine’s real-life preside...
Meet the ASM-N-2 “Bat”: America’s First Smart Bomb
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Americas* [image: By Unknown, U.S. Air Force archived photograph - http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040315-F-9999G-002.jpgOriginally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:Image:Maxwell B-24.jpg by Signaleer 8 December 2006. (dead link as of 17 February 2017) https://] This bomb was a ship-killer and it was first tested against Imperial Japan. *Key point: *The Nazis had also developed their own early version of an anti-ship "smart bomb." Here was America's attempt to do so. In April 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy became the first victim of what wo...
Meet the Naval Battles That Changed Who Ruled the Seven Seas
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E66F0GJB01&share=true] Sea battles can make or break whole countries and undo the best plaid of plans. *Key point: *There are a lot of famous and consequential fights to choose from. However, these are some of the most drastic and history-altering. Ranking battles by their importance has been a bloodsport among military historians as long as there have *been* military historians. Creasy's classic *Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World *(1851) set the standard for th...
Donald Trump: Another False Messiah?
Kimberly Stratton, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kimberly Stratton* *Religion, The Americas* Many evangelicals draw a link between Isaiah 45, which describes the Persian king Cyrus the Great as God’s anointed, and the fact that Trump is the 45th president of the United States. The prophet Jeremiah records in excruciating detail the catastrophic events leading to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 BCE. Jeremiah describes the devastating famine, escalating sense of fear and ominous foreboding that permeated the city despite optimistic oracles issued in the royal court by prophets, who promised divine intercess...
People who don’t wear masks ‘have blood on their hands’, intensive care specialist says
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Yahoo News An intensive care unit (ICU) specialist has said people have ‘blood on their hands’ if they don’t wear a mask and willingly flout... The post People who don’t wear masks ‘have blood on their hands’, intensive care specialist says appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer Testimony @ GA Senate Judiciary Committee
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Freedom Flash Point Dec 30, 2020 Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, expert and patent owner in barcode and QR code technologies, gives expert testimony before the Georgia... The post Jovan Hutton Pulitzer Testimony @ GA Senate Judiciary Committee appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Reuters ADEN (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on Aden airport on Wednesday, moments after a plane... The post Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Christian singer plans to hold COVID-19 ‘super-spreader’ event in LA
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Press TV A conservative evangelical Christian singer and COVID denier in the US has decided to hold two worship services in Los Angeles this weekend,... The post Christian singer plans to hold COVID-19 ‘super-spreader’ event in LA appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers loved
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Yahoo News The Second Amendment is one of the most frequently cited provisions in the American Constitution, but also one of the most poorly understood.... The post Five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers loved appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Plan
Hardnox, 'Nox & Friends - 14 hours ago
Catherine Austin Fitts does an excellent job at explaining the plan behind the “pandemic”, “plandemic”, “scamdemic”, or the “Magic Virus”. Catherine was Assistant Secretary for Housing at HUD (Housing & Urban Development) when George H.W. Bush was President. She has a unique level of experience and expertise, which makes her a great source of this information. She absolutely “nails” it! You need to watch this. Seriously. “we’re in a trap but the door hasn’t shut” Now you know the whole story behind why the “Deep State” wants President Trump gone, and of course, for us to shut up and ...
An EPIC Worldwide Crisis Is Coming… Be Ready For It. Mannarino
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Friday, January 1, 2021
Beatriz Miranda, The Rio Times - 1 day ago
LIVESTREAM: Teresa Cristina (online) – Teresa Cristina, the prestigious samba singer from Rio, is performing every night on her Instagram page. As usual, she will be live on a top-notch samba session at 10 PM. Teresa Cristina – live on Teresa Cristina's Instagram page. Check the event for further . . . To read the […] The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Friday, January 1, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Counter-productive talk....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that the statement of German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on dealing with Russia from a position of strength is a way to "show how tough she is." It appears that some German 'leaders' have learned very little since Hitler's ill-fated 'tough guy' move to occupy the former Soviet Union during WW II. At that time 27 million Soviet citizens lost their lives but still provided the knock-out punch to German imperial ambitions.
Why the AH-64 Apache is the World’s Best Attack Helicopter
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* Nearly three decades later, the Apache’s status as the world’s premier attack helicopter remains largely unchallenged. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The latest AH-64E Guardian model boasts uprated engines, remote drone-control capabilities, and a sensors designed to highlight muzzle flashes on the battlefield below. The Army has also experimentally deployed Apaches on U.S. Navy ships and had them practice anti-ship missions, and even tested a laser-armed Apache. Early in the morning of January 17, 1991, eight sleek helicopters bristli...
American Tiger: How the Massive T-28 Was Built to Take on Nazi Heavy Tanks
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Americas* [image: By US Army Signal Corps (watermark) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/63014123@N02/5751944283, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75978141] However, this heavy tank would not see action in World War II. *Key point: *The T28 was incredibly powerful, but also very slow and hard to transport. In the end, the Army decided it was not worth investing in. When it comes to tanks, America can only hope that size isn’t everything. During World War II, Germany had its armored giants, such as the seventy-ton King Tiger, th...
Why People Love Verizon Fios: Symmetrical Upload and Download Speed
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* Possibly has the best Internet speed in America. The downside? Limited geographical availability. In the year of the pandemic, with many Americans stuck at home for work and school, the importance of fast Internet is more important than ever. One of the companies that offers that, Verizon, can boast something that many of its rivals can’t: Its speeds are reliably fast both for uploads and downloads. Most cable companies, for instance, may be able to offer fast download speeds, but can’t say the same about uploads. “Fios has higher upload s...
The Cold War's Deadliest Submarines
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Many of them remain in service to this day. *Key Point: *US technological innovation and industrial practice made it possible for the USN to develop and maintain submarines with advanced noise-suppression technology. The USSR’s tried to answer through raw weight, both in terms of size and number of boats. History’s three great submarine campaigns include the First Battle of the Atlantic, the Second Battle of the Atlantic, and the US Navy’s (USN) war against Japanese commerce in World War II. The contestants fought these campaigns through asymmetrical...
Don't Expect Mike Pence to Try and Save Donald Trump
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* With Pence in the GOP pool for 2024 presidential candidates, the vice president may be keeping quiet to avoid any political harm or damage to his future White House bid. Under current law, the vice president, or the president of the Senate, must preside over the certification of the presidential election results. And on Jan. 6, Vice President Mike Pence, one of President Donald Trump’s most ardent loyalists, will enlist in a potent duty to oversee the joint session when Congress formally counts the electoral college votes and recognizes Joe...
Imperial Grand Strategy and the Rise of the Anglo-American Alliance
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 13 hours ago
What are the factors driving the world into a thermonuclear war? What caused the USA to break from its historic anti-imperial roots with the 1901 death of McKinley? How did those same institutions which gave rise to fascism and the quasi scientific religion of eugenics from 1911-1945 redefine their names and tactics but not their […]
No Charges for Cop Who Shot Through Window, Killing Liberty Activist ‘As He Slept Next to Pregnant Girlfriend’
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: guns]The cop who fired five shot through the window of a liberty activist's home, killing him "as he slept," has been ruled justified.
T. S. Elliot in Little Gidding
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 14 hours ago
“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning."
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Radiation levels at Fukushima plant far worse than was thought Brexit: Boris Johnson's father applies for French citizenship Octopus And Squid Evolution Is Officially Stranger Than We Could Have Ever Imagined Trump might use “military capabilities” to rerun the Nov. 3 election in swing states, as suggested by Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser. Trump “could take military capabilities and he could place them in those states and basically rerun an election,” Flynn told Newsmax in a Dec. 17 interview. The Pentagon would be the locus of any such act...
MindMatters End of Year Special: Living in Truth and Discerning the Lies
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Sott Science. Politics. Religion. Interpersonal relationships. There is no sphere of human study, thinking, belief or behavior that isn’t affected in some way shape or form by what we believe to be true or false. That’s what it all boils down to. And yet doing the work to understand ourselves and the […]
Pence Seeks Dismissal of Suit Aiming to Overturn Election
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The suit asks the court to throw out the 1887 law that spells out how Congress handles vote counting.
EXPLAINER: Stakes High for U.S. Senate Runoffs in Georgia
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Here's a look at how two key Georgia elections pushed into 2021, who's running and more.
32 Doctors from 11 Countries Warn Against Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine!
#Ask The Experts, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
There are strong reasons to believe the COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous. Only those who who know nothing about the criminal record of vaccine manufacturers or the history of vaccine injuries would agree to accept it into their bodies.
Good Cop Indicted for Leaking Video of Cops Shoving Baton in Man’s Mouth Until He Died
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: cop]Joliet, IL — Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda is a good cop. We can say this with certainty because he proved it by refusing to stay silent about the alleged criminal acts of his fellow cops and risked his career and now his freedom to shine light into darkness. He watched a video of his …
The 2020 Seasonal Flu Has Dropped by 98% Worldwide as It Is Re-labeled Covid-19
ZeroHedge and KUSI, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
San Diego County gets over 17,000 cases of influenza each year, but this year only 36 cases of the flu have been reported. It is clear from this that the common seasonal flu merely is being called Covid-19. The fraudulent increase in Covid 'cases' has led to mass hysteria, lockdowns, masks, and economic collapse.
Piffle and Drivel in Politics
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 15 hours ago
As of writing, Keir Starmer's new year's message has attracted over 147,000 views - just shy of 15% of his total followers on Twitter. In this short film he talks about what a great place the UK is, acknowledges the difficulties and problems people have faced thanks to Coronavirus, and looks forward to our better tomorrows with the vaccine and being able to meet up with our friends again. The Liberal Democrats have done the same, thanking key workers set to a maudling accompaniment more appropriate for a celeb obituary slot on the BBC. The content of Boris Johnson's address isn't m...
To the accompaniment of 'Albinoni's Adagio'
Craig, Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
This is amusing: Whilst Brexiteers were having a lovely time on such a historic night, MSM didn't let us down... They were utterly miserable. 🤭 pic.twitter.com/Q68M16iDol — News Addict (@addicted2newz) January 1, 2021 It all backs up a comment from Dominic Farrell: MSM didn’t disappoint last night. I’ve been to funerals which were more upbeat and positive. One reporter looked like he was about to cry. This is what we had to beat. The entire Establishment, including its ministry for propaganda. The thin red line held firm at the ballot box.
A Woman Has Won the ‘Nobel Prize of Math’ for the First Time Ever
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 17 hours ago
A Woman Has Won the ‘Nobel Prize of Math’ for the First Time Ever – Science And Nature https://www.sci-nature.vip/2019/10/a-woman-has-won-nobel-prize-of-math-for.html?m=1
‘Is it safe to have more than one type of COVID vaccine?’ and other questions answered by an immunologist.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
‘Is it safe to have more than one type of COVID vaccine?’ and other questions answered by an immunologist | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/it-safe-have-more-one-type-covid-vaccine-and-other-questions-answered-immunologist?fbclid=IwAR1L_TJNeF2UhmA4rff64wi_JO-N559XOPN4KDuLPmamcpAaoRaibzIDs1g
Forever In Our Hearts
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
A thread on the #inspirational political and entertainment leaders we have lost to #COVID19 in 2020.
SR-71 Blackbird, I am Your Father: Meet the Lockheed A-12
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The CIA’s twelve ultra-fast A-12 jets were doomed to a brief operational career after the first flight in 1962. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Ultimately, the A-12 was done in by a far more ancient enemy than the Soviet Union: budget cuts. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not mobilized its troops for war. This led Johnson to rule out plans for a preemptive or punitive strike in favor of diplomatic measures which ...
The Aftermath Was Worse: Inside the Devastating Battle of Gettysburg
Daniel L. Davis, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Daniel L. Davis* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_WM2E77P19GE01&share=true] The fight itself was awful, but it set the stage for eventual victory. *Key point: *As bad as many things are today, most Americans have not had to endure the hellish battlefields of the Civil War. Here is how the Battle of Gettysburg was especially brutal. November 8 witnessed one of the most stunning upsets in U.S. political history when Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. But it might not have been the most stunning upset. 150 year...
Why People Love Roku’s Streaming Platform
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Everyone being stuck inside due to the coronavirus pandemic may have helped. The year 2020 could be called the year of Roku. The streaming device and platform company was a big winner of the pandemic year, with people staying home and watching streaming content and many of them choosing to do so either through Roku boxes and sticks or in many cases Roku TVs. This led to a massive increase in the user base for the company, as well as its valuation. It’s not hard to see why Roku is so popular. It’s extremely easy to use and provides a simple and int...
US Senator from Georgia Enters 14-Day Quarantine before Key Runoff Race
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Republican Senator from Georgia David Perdue began on Thursday a 14-day quarantine after having contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, a situation that complicates his party’s campaign to retain his Senate seat five days before key runoff elections in his state.
US Ends 2020 with Record Hospitalizations, Black COVID Forecasts
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The United States closes out 2020 on Thursday with a record number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 and with discouraging forecasts for the first months of 2021 after the arrival of the mutated and much more infectious British strain of the coronavirus and the slowness of the vaccination campaign.
Peruvians Look to Dispel Negative Energy of Pandemic-Plagued 2020
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Hoping to leave behind the evils of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed nearly 38,000 lives, Peruvians faithful to the ways of their indigenous ancestors are flocking to this capital’s Wishes Fair to cleanse their auras and petition the gods for good fortune in 2021.
Mexicans Say Bye to 2020 at Jammed Hospitals Waiting for News of Relatives
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Many families are spending the last day of 2020 at the doors of hospitals in Mexico City, which are on the verge of overflowing, waiting for any encouraging news about the health situation of their loved ones both inside and waiting to be admitted.
Real Sociedad Emerges from Slump with Win over Athletic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Portu’s goal on the counter just five minutes after kickoff was enough for Real Sociedad to prevail 1-0 on Thursday over Athletic and solidify its hold on third place in LaLiga.
Lopez Obrador Proposes Consultation on Abortion to Avoid Taking Position
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador proposed on Thursday holding a popular consultation on whether or not to legalize abortion to avoid personally taking a stance on the matter after the Argentine legislature approved legalizing it in that country.
Carlos Alberto Montaner: What is Donald Trump Going to Do? Post-Election Panorama in the US
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Latin American genius Carlos Alberto Montaner breaks down the US' post-election as the transition period continues to welcome the new president.
Beatrice Rangel: Lessons Learned
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Former Venezuelan Minister of Ministers Beatrice Rangel expresses the changes of the year 2020.
Maduro’s Cops Kill More People in Venezuela Than Criminals Do, NGO Says
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Leading violence and human rights NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia (Venezuelan Violence Observatory) reported 4,231 deaths classified by Nicolas Maduro regime authorities as resistance to authority, more than the 4,153 homicides carried out by criminals to December 2020.
COVID-19 Vaccination Still Weeks Away in Hard-Hit Brazil
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Brazil, which is second only to the United States in deaths from COVID-19, is entering 2021 without a firm date for the arrival of vaccines amid numbers indicating that the dreaded second wave of the pandemic has arrived.
Boris Johnson’s Father Applying for French Citizenship
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The father of United Kingdom Prime Minister and Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said he is applying for French citizenship.
Refugee Agencies Call for Provision of Shelter to 900 Migrants in Bosnia
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
International refugee agencies have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide shelter to 900 migrants forced to survive in freezing temperatures without proper accommodation for over a week after their camp burned to the ground.
My Yes and No Committees Approved the Writing of This Post
Bridging the Gap, Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
This post is written by Bridging the Gap Fellow Dr. Danielle Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Military & Strategic Studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The views expressed in this article are the author’s and do not represent the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Department of the Air Force, or the Department of Defense. The author […]
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