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Western Energy Alliance Sues Biden Over Lease Ban
IER, IER - 11 hours ago
On January 27, 2021, the Western Energy Alliance filed a federal lawsuit against President Biden’s ban on oil and gas… The post Western Energy Alliance Sues Biden Over Lease Ban appeared first on IER.
BBC Wants Iceland To Freeze Again
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Today’s second climate scare story from the BBC. (BTW- Looks like they’ve added another Environmental Reporter to their already bloated collection!) . Iceland’s Skaftafellsjokull is a spur from the nation’s Vatnajokull ice cap, which is Europe’s largest glacier. In 1989, photographer Colin Baxter visited the glacier during a family […]
2021 Arctic Ice Seesaw
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 11 hours ago
In January, most of the Arctic ocean basins are frozen over, and so the growth of ice extent slows down. According to SII (Sea Ice Index) January on average adds 1.3M km2, and this month it was 1.4M. (background is at Arctic Ice Year-End 2020). The few basins that can grow ice this time of […]
I don't suppose they'll ever learn, because that would require them to think
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
Over and over and over again, we hear the same bleating from those who are against this, or that, or the other thing. They blame the *instrument* rather than the *cause*. Those in favor of more gun control are particularly guilty of that error - and one of their representatives has just made it again. This deadly connection between white supremacy and guns runs throughout our history. In 1866, armed Confederate loyalists stormed the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, murdering 34 Black Americans in an attempt to block suffrage for freed slaves. In 1898, an armed White mob ...
Robinhood Will Let You Buy Only 1 Share of GameStop
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Nasdaq – by The Motley Fool Online trading app Robinhood received tremendous blowback from investors last week after blocking purchases of GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock.... The post Robinhood Will Let You Buy Only 1 Share of GameStop appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Security In Iraq Jan 22-28, 2021
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 8 hours ago
The fourth week of January was one of the quietest in Iraq. There were just 10 incidents, 3 by pro-Iran groups. There was only one major attack amongst those which occurred in Salahdadin. Violence has gone up and down in Iraq. Since the winter IS has been winding down its operations. The fourth week of January was the latest example of that. Pro-Iran groups set off bombs against two convoys carrying supplies for the U.S., one in Babil and the other in Dhi Qar. Rockets were also fired at the Baghdad International Airport. One fell short and landed on the residential Jihad neig...
Hellooooowww...Can we please call an election sooon and get rid of this MINORITY Government... Before we're all told to stay in our bedroom closets Indefinitely!? PLUS more on the March.
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
From* "Twitter"* *Cdn. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre wants to* * "follow the money" **Hmmm...* *Where have we Heard about "SNC-Lavalin"* * before?...Hmmm* *Notice to Readers: Don't forget to Read The Small Print!* Good morning everyone. Rainy "Inside Day" Again...but I'm still tired from my exciting weekend, so it's all good. Yesterday, Sunday, I went to visit my brother Paul at his residence. We sat outside on the semi-covered deck and froze as we drank our Tim Horton's coffee and ate our bagels and cream cheese. One of Paul's caregivers, a beautiful young woman from The N...
The Russian Military is Facing a Looming Demography Crisis
Ethan Woolley, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethan Woolley* *Russia, Europe* When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the newly formed Russian Federation’s demography essentially walked off a cliff. Peter Suciu has written previously in *National Interest* about the Russian Finance Ministry’s proposed ten percent reduction in military personnel as a cost-cutting measure and about the pushback the proposal has received from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Budgetary pressure associated with the Covid-19 pandemic makes the need for cutbacks like this understandable, but it is not the only challenge that threatens the s...
Could vMVPD Services Like YouTube TV Threaten Cable TV?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9CO0ASH01&share=true] Can this kind of service stop more customers from going full cord-cutter? vMVPDs (virtual multichannel video programming distributors), like YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu + Live TV, are a category of services that are seen by some as a happy medium between keeping cable and cutting the cord completely. Users have the opportunity to pay less money than they would be paying to Comcast or Charter, and get most of the channels they want. ...
5 Longest Serving Military Aircraft in the U.S. Air Force
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* The first C-130 aircraft was delivered to the United States Air Force in late 1956, and in total twenty-three hundred of all variants have been built to date—while the cargo transport is still in production. The current mandatory retirement age of United States Air Force pilots is sixty, but there are now aircraft even older. Even as the U.S. military has no tanks of that age still in service, even in training capacities, there are U.S. Air Force aircraft that are old enough to be considered senior citizens and yet show no signs of retiring anyt...
Why the ‘Longer Telegram’ Won’t Solve the China Challenge
Paul Heer, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Paul Heer* *Longer Telegram, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2008%3Anewsml_BR1E4880YFE3Z&share=true] Last week, “a former senior government official” published his own version of the X article, but this time with a focus on modern-day China. Its recommendations on how to handle Beijing could be a recipe for trouble. In February 1946, the State Department requested from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow “an interpretive analysis of what we may expect in the way of future implementation” of Soviet foreign policy. George F. Kennan, the deputy chie...
Pakistan Could Make or Break America’s South Asia and China Strategies
Toquir Hussain, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Toquir Hussain* *Pakistan, Asia* As U.S.-China geopolitical competition intensifies it would be appropriate to ask what role Islamabad’s deepening ties with Beijing may end up playing in it, and how an improved U.S. relationship with Pakistan could minimize any negative impact on American interests. In focusing on the China challenge, the U.S. foreign policy establishment needs to pay more attention to how Pakistan has become virtually the sole strategic partner of China in Asia. Pakistan is not only serving China’s interests in South Asia but also enabling it to sidestep the U....
Why a Biden Administration Attack on Cryptocurrencies Would Be a Mistake
Ryan Nabil, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ryan Nabil* *economy, Americas* Growing evidence suggests that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are gaining increased popularity—especially in emerging-market countries such as Nigeria and Turkey—because many consumers and savers perceive cryptocurrencies as a more stable alternative to the national government currency, which carries high inflation rates. The new Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants to restrict the use of cryptocurrencies, citing concerns with “illicit financing”—notably money laundering and terrorism financing. However, law enforcement and national security agen...
Brazil Soy Harvesting at Slowest Pace in 10 Years
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
[image: Brazilian soybean exports grew to China due to US-China trade war] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The collection of Brazil's 2020/2021 soybean crop reached 1.9% of the cultivated area through January 28th, the slowest pace for this time in the season since the 2010/2011 cycle, as planting delays and rains are disrupting harvesting work. In a statement on Monday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said the amount harvested […] The post Brazil Soy Harvesting at Slowest Pace in 10 Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lawmakers Debate Bill to Rout Out Radical Islam in France
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The bill is broad and controversial, with some 1,700 proposed amendments, and it guarantees heated debate for the next two weeks in the lower house.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/1/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Report: Chinese Economy Will Overtake The U.S. As The Largest Economy By 2028
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNBC: **New chart shows China could overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy earlier than expected * * The latest GDP reports show that of the U.S. fell by 2.3% in 2020, while China’s grew by 2.3% amid the coronavirus pandemic. * The divergence means China will likely overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy a few years earlier than anticipated, economists said. * However, they pointed out the two countries have different economic structures, and China’s per capita GDP is still far below that of the U.S. BEIJING — China is set to overtake the United States as the...
"Taking Out the Shorts"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*"Taking Out the Shorts"* By Bill Bonner "The reason the market is doing what it’s doing is people are sitting at home, getting checks from the government. This “fair share” is a bullshit concept. It’s just a way of attacking wealthy people." – Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman WEST RIVER, MARYLAND – "Bloomberg has the big news: "Silver Spikes Past $30 as Retail Investors Swarm Biggest Target". Silver broke above $30 an ounce as the precious metal took center stage in the retail investor frenzy sweeping through markets. Like the buying stampede in GameStop Corp. and other small...
With Anti-IMF Candidate Surging in Polls, Ecuador’s Moreno Flies To DC Amid Talk of Suspending Election
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 10 hours ago
Adding to worries that a Bolivia-style coup might be imminent in Ecuador, LenĂn Moreno will spend his final days in office in Washington, DC, where he’s been meeting with members of the Biden administration. The post With Anti-IMF Candidate Surging in Polls, Ecuador’s Moreno Flies To DC Amid Talk of Suspending Election appeared first on MintPress News.
Times says lie, Post says false belief!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021* *Cooper grills former accuser:* Some will think we're crazily wrong to keep returning to this point. Credentialed experts widely agree that we actually aren't. That said: On the front pages of today's print editions, it was a tale of two sets of headlines. On the front page of the Washington Post, the headlines appeared above the fold. The headlines in question said this: *Legal team exits as Trump fixates on false claims* Defense focus said to be on arguing at Senate trial that election was stolen In the Post, the headlines refer to the disordered ...
Esteemed Academic Conference on Dangers of Censorship — Reportedly Censored by YouTube
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: censorship]The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers.
Myanmar Crisis Explained...
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 11 hours ago
*February 2, 2021 *(Brian Berletic - LD) - Myanmar’s military has seized power, detained Aung San Suu Kyi and has begun rounding up members of her National League for Democracy political party. I explain how the US has spent decades building ASSK’s political network and installing her into power and how US-backed groups - including those in Thailand - are already mobilizing to undermine not only Myanmar’s political stability - but also that of the entire region. For a much more in-depth explanation, please view the video below. I explain why the US had been placing pressure on...
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 1
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1922 UK intel report said cabinet told Def Min to count time in Arab Revolt in WWI double for pensions vs officers that joined afterward to privilege ex-Ottoman officers that originally joined King Faisal Favored Iraqi leaders like Jaafar al-Askari and Nuri al-Said 1928 UK sent note to Iraqi govt saying opposed conscription and if govt ran into problems over it UK wouldn’t help (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1958 Egypt and Syria created United Arab Republic PM Said afraid pan-Arabists would overthrow his g...
Stakeholder Capitalism and the “Great Reset”
Alberto Mingardi, Econlib - 12 hours ago
A couple of weeks ago I published an article in the Neue ZĂ¼rcher Zeitung, in which I have defended stakeholder value capitalism vis Ă vis the “great reset” envisioned by the World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab. The title of the piece is: “A better capitalism is a worse capitalism”. My main point is that the […] The post Stakeholder Capitalism and the “Great Reset” appeared first on Econlib.
"The Game is On"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
*"The Game is On"* by Jim Kunstler "The hijinks playing out in financial markets instruct us that politics finally comes back to the soundness of our economic arrangements, no matter how far out into the asteroid belt of psychopathic ideology the nation veers. For instance, we’re about to find out how little race-and-gender hustling actually matters to the common good of this land. After their successful prank with GameStop, the subreddit vigilantes are aiming to send the price of silver to the silvery moon now, and, in the process, drive hedge-fund privateers and bankster short-se...
The Mysterious Legend of KLEE-TV
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Have you ever wondered what ultimately becomes of the waves that radio and TV stations sent out into space 24 hours a day?
The One-State Reality and the Plight of the Palestinians
Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* Israel has been praised as a pace-setter in administering the vaccine, but it has not been vaccinating all the population under its control—only the dominant ethnic/religious group, including West Bank settlers, while Palestinian Arabs have had to watch and wait. In its first statement to the United Nations Security Council about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Biden administration declared its support for “a mutually agreed two-state solution, one in which Israel lives in peace and security alongside a viable Palestinian state.” Thi...
The National Security State Shields One of Its Own Miscreants—Again
Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* While national security insiders are routinely given the kid-glove treatment that Sandy Berger, David Petraeus, and Kevin Clinesmith received, the experiences of whistleblowers who dare expose even the most blatant misdeeds by those agencies are very different indeed. The shocking double standard with respect to violations of federal law committed by members of the national security bureaucracy compared to similar offenses by whistleblowers is on display once again. In late January, federal judge James Boasberg sentenced former FBI assis...
Pukkuksong-5: Why North Korea's New Solid-Fuel Missile Is a Problem
Markus V. Garlauskas, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Markus V. Garlauskas* *Pukkuksong-5, * North Korea recently displayed a new submarine-launched missile design—but it matters most as a stepping stone to longer-ranged and multiple-warhead missiles for land-based launchers. North Korea recently displayed its new “Pukkuksong-5” (Korean for Polaris-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the first time, in a mid-January parade marking the conclusion of its Eighth Party Congress. Though this missile appears to be only an incremental change from the “Pukkuksong-4” displayed in October 2020, and we cannot even be sure this ...
The U.S. Should Sanction Somalia’s President for Human Trafficking
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Somalia, Americas* For too long, the State Department has given Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed a free pass. That should end. The parents began gathering in Mogadishu’s streets on Jan. 20. Soon, reports began trickling in about similar protests in other towns and cities across the country. The spark was an acknowledgment made by Abdisalan Yusuf Guled, the former deputy head of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, on Jan. 18 that 370 Somali soldiers had died fighting in the Ethiopian province of Tigray. The head of the Somali parliament’s foreign affair...
Hate Groups Migrate Online, Making Tracking More Difficult
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks.
Did Nancy Pelosi Invest Up to $1M in Tesla?
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The U.S. House Speaker came under scrutiny for the contents of a financial disclosure in January 2021.
Fun with Maps
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
The Distribution of lighthouses in Europe. The Population down Under Map of Italian ancestry in Brazil. In all 15% of the Brazilian population is Italian. Brazil has the largest Italian descent outside Italy. Yes, Claudio, the Italians sure do get around… The Gerrymandered States of America: A […] The post Fun with Maps appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Confused Vice President Harris Says That If West Virginia Coal Miners Lose Their Jobs Under The Biden Administration They Can Use Their Skills To 'Reclaim Abandoned Land Mines’
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*The Federalist:* *Confused Kamala Harris Warns Of West Virginia’s ‘Abandoned Land Mines’* Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris gave an exclusive interview to a local television news station in West Virginia. In the interview, Harris was asked about the state’s coal industry. She reassured West Virginia coal miners that even if their jobs disappear under the Biden administration — and the implication was clear that they would disappear — mine workers could transfer their skills to new industries. She then listed several exciting new careers coal miners could consider. The fi...
I don’t get paid enough
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
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Torch-lit march | Danish protesters denounce COVID restrictions
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
RT Jan 31, 2021 Hundreds gather for a torchlight protest in Aarhus, Denmark to slam COVID-19 restrictive measures The post Torch-lit march | Danish protesters denounce COVID restrictions appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
He’s doing fine thanks for asking
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
He’s doing fine thanks for asking pic.twitter.com/yrHJ1d1D6R — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 28, 2021 The post He’s doing fine thanks for asking appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
The Hill Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate and star voting rights activist, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Reuters reports.... The post Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
COVID School Closures Are a Disaster: Three Perspectives
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*UnHerd* | Was the closure of schools a scientifically or morally justifiable policy?
DHS Terror Alert Issued for First Time in a Year, Targets Those Upset Over Lockdowns
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: terror]For the first time in a year, the DHS has issued a terror bulletin, this time the perceived threat are folks angry at lockdowns and election.
A chilling thought
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 12 hours ago
It's not the scientists. It’s the people who decided this is now a way to change our way of life The post A chilling thought appeared first on CFACT.
How Common Are Giant Planets around Red Dwarfs?
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
A planet like GJ 3512 b is hard to explain. Here we have a gas giant that seems to be the result of gravitational instabilities inside the ring of gas and dust that circles its star. This Jupiter-like world is unusual because of the ratio between planet and star. The Sun, for example, is about […]
UK: Prorogation redux
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
In 1539, Henry VIII gained the right to legislate by decree, enabling him to bypass Parliament altogether. And now Boris Johnson, the man who has already tried and failed to suspend Parliament, is taking further cues on democracy from a Tudor King.
A Simple Way To Tell If Your “Organic” Butter is Worth Your Hard Earned Dollars
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 14 hours ago
Thanks in large part to the social media revolution, organic produce, healthcare, personal products, and food products are becoming more popular than ever before, with consumers seeking to avoid genetically modified ingredients, synthetic pesticides and other potentially damaging substances. But all of this growth in organics raises a host of questions, including the ever-present concern of where exactly all of these organic ingredients are coming from, considering that United States farmland is still dominated by “conventional” farming operations. In the case of butter, there is ...
TerrAscend Canada cannabis gummy recall affects 330,000-plus units
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Cannabis producer TerrAscend Canada has recalled more than 330,000 units of THC-infused gummies in relation to possible mold contamination. The recall of TerrAscend’s Haven St.-brand Rise No. 570 Wild Berry THC Infused Gummies was initially announced Jan. 26 by the Ontario Cannabis Store. An expanded recall notice posted by federal marijuana regulator Health Canada on […] TerrAscend Canada cannabis gummy recall affects 330,000-plus units is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
“This Is Unprecedented In History” APMEX CEO Explains Why They Halted Silver Bullion Sales Over The Weekend
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden As we noted over the weekend, online bullion dealers saw such huge demand for silver ahead of today’s moves... The post “This Is Unprecedented In History” APMEX CEO Explains Why They Halted Silver Bullion Sales Over The Weekend appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Severe storms hit Chile with hail and record rainfall
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
Severe weather affecting south-central Chile since January 29, 2021, left more than 170 000 people without power and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed. Severe weather, including strong winds, hail, and heavy rains impacted parts of southern-central Chile over the...... Read more »
Is China 'Preparing For A Possible War'?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Maintenance men assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army perform thorough inspections on a WZ-10 attack helicopter prior to a flight training exercise on January 14, 2021.Photo:China Military *Daily Mail:* *China 'is preparing for possible war' after staging military exercises near US-backed Taiwan 'almost every day' in January * * Chinese aircraft entered Taiwanese airspace almost daily last month, report said * Beijing was preparing for a possible war with the incursions, state media claimed * China has warned Taiwan that 'independence means war' as...
Veritas ZUCKS Zuckerberg with insider Facebook leaked video
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Veritas ZUCKS Zuckerberg with insider Facebook leaked video ****News Topic 274***** James O’Keefe strikes again… James O’Keefe strikes again… Facebook Insider Leaks Zuckerberg Video Full story at Project Veritas… Bonus Videos – These Are Full Length Facebook Bans ‘Robinhood Stock Traders Group’ With 157,000 Members Facebook Bans ‘Robinhood Stock Traders Group’ With 157,000 Members Facebook […]
Philadelphia, New York City and Boston brace for record snowfall
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
One of the biggest winter storms in years is slamming the East Coast. Snow could pile up 2 feet (60 cm) in some areas. Near blizzard conditions very likely. Officials preparing for widespread power outages. Hundreds of flights canceled. A powerful Nor’easter and winter storm will pound much of the Northeast and New England today ... Read more The post Philadelphia, New York City and Boston brace for record snowfall appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Sri Lankas Deteriorating Human Rights Situation Raises Multiple Alarms
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 01 (IPS) - A decade has passed since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war between the government and the LTTE, where at least 100,000 people were killed in the over three-decade long conflict. Families of victims of enforced disappearances continue to seek justice, the government is yet to end impunity and put accountability for crimes under international law and human rights violation and abuses in its transitional justice process. Read the full story, “Sri Lankas Deteriorating Human Rights Situation Raises Multiple Alarms”, on globalissues.org →
A Grey Cloud Over Lebanon: Mental Health Burdens
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 01 (IPS) - Humankind is no stranger to the destabilizing events of 2020. The state of the global economy and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the headlines. In this ever escalating global crisis, Lebanon, has been facing what can only be described as unimaginable hardships. For the past year the country has seen challenges which have resulted in an utter state of hopelessness and rapid deterioration in mental health of many of its citizens. Read the full story, “A Grey Cloud Over Lebanon: Mental Health Burdens”, on globalissues.org →
Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
BBC Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders. Communications are limited, troops are patrolling the streets... The post Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Dershowitz nominates Kushner, aide for Nobel Peace Prize
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The Hill Attorney Alan Dershowitz, who served on the legal team representing former President Trump during his first impeachment, has nominated the former president’s son-in-law and... The post Dershowitz nominates Kushner, aide for Nobel Peace Prize appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Michael Collins Piper on Congressman Paul Findley’s book about Israel, They Dare To Speak Out (1987)
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Zionist Global communist takeover wake February 1st, 2021. The post Michael Collins Piper on Congressman Paul Findley’s book about Israel, They Dare To Speak Out (1987) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Southbury Connecticut 24 degrees 11:30 a.m.
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The post Southbury Connecticut 24 degrees 11:30 a.m. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
European virologists get a training in 2019 about how to LIE with statistics and create MAX FEAR.
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Lee Roden Jan 20, 2021 HOLY SHIT SMOKING GUN The post European virologists get a training in 2019 about how to LIE with statistics and create MAX FEAR. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Don’t be a bagholder; take profits as you get them
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
Know Your Enemy – by Chris This is just a reminder for those who have gotten caught up in the WallStreetBets hype about GME or... The post Don’t be a bagholder; take profits as you get them appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Hartford Connecticut 24 degrees 9:13 a.m. buried chocolate to Missouri
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The post Hartford Connecticut 24 degrees 9:13 a.m. buried chocolate to Missouri appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Biden White House, record high DISLIKES on YT videos. All comments now disabled
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Biden White House, record high DISLIKES on YT videos. All comments now disabled ****News Topic 273***** Biden’s most truthful and transparent administration is manipulating YouTube video comments to shield from criticisms Biden’s most truthful and transparent administration is manipulating YouTube video comments to shield from criticisms We have rapidly arrived at the stage of the […]
Russiagate clown show. FBI lawyer Clinesmith gets probation and $100 fine
The Duran, The Duran - 13 hours ago
Russiagate clown show. FBI lawyer Clinesmith gets probation and $100 fine The Duran: Episode 876 Top Republicans upset after former FBI lawyer Clinesmith gets only probation: ‘Outrageous’ Top Republicans upset after former FBI lawyer Clinesmith gets only probation: ‘Outrageous’ Top Republicans are outraged after former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith received probation and no prison time […]
23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Reported Last Year at Same Time
Gateway Pundit and Weather.com, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
During the second week of January, only 23 people tested positive for the flu in the US compared with 14,657 people who tested positive during the same time last year. The total number of general deaths did not change significantly, which is evidence that flu cases are under reported and Covid cases are over reported.
World Health Organization Warns of ‘False Positives’ in PCR Tests for Covid-19, Says Some Patients May Not Be ‘Truly Infected’
Just the News, Principia and WHO, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
WHO admitted that the PCR test is arbitrary because “... the distinction between background noise and actual presence of the target virus is difficult to ascertain.” Since it is well known that the PCR test is used as the primary diagnostic tool, WHO removed this message from the Internet.
We’ve got time to figure out how we best cross the harbour, but we need to start talking about it now
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 There were three new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, and zero on Sunday. There are now 10 known active cases in the province. Two people are in hospital with the disease, one of whom is in ICU. The active cases are distributed as follows: • 3 in the Halifax […]
Liberal Leadership election begins today
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
The 8,100 people who paid $20 each to elect the next Liberal leader — and therefore the next premier of all Nova Scotians — begin voting today. Votes for the candidates (former Health minister Randy Delorey from Antigonish, former Labour and Advanced Education Minister Labi Kousoulis from Halifax, and former Lands & Forestry Minister Iain […]
UN Humanitarian Staff in Geneva Experience Anxiety, Job Insecurity & Fear of Tomorrow
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
GENEVA, Feb 01 (IPS) - For the staff of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2021 is likely to be even more difficult than 2020, with job cuts, forced departures, transfers to Istanbul or The Hague, restructuring and too many rumours. Read the full story, “UN Humanitarian Staff in Geneva Experience Anxiety, Job Insecurity & Fear of Tomorrow”, on globalissues.org →
NYPD Deploys Counter Terrorism Unit To Protect Wall Street in Response To Gamestop Protests
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
The NYPD decision comes amid a growing online movement aimed at punishing wealthy hedge funds who have spent enormous sums betting on the demise of a number of companies. The post NYPD Deploys Counter Terrorism Unit To Protect Wall Street in Response To Gamestop Protests appeared first on MintPress News.
Chinese Survey Ships Are Straying Into Other Nations' EEZs
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Nikkei Asian Review:* *Chinese survey ships straying into other nations' EEZs, data shows * *Tensions rise as Beijing's research vessels crisscross South and East China Sea* TOKYO/BEIJING/MANILA -- Chinese survey vessels are increasing their research in the Asia Pacific region, as Beijing steps up efforts to increase its maritime interests. Nikkei analyzed the automatic identification system data on 32 Chinese survey vessels from a database provided by ship tracking website Marine Traffic, and examined the ships' voyages over the 12 months through late November 2020. Survey v...
History Lesson: 5 Guns Actually Used by Spies
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, World* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Here are some examples of deadly weapons used by agents engaging in real-life spycraft. Despite what the James Bond movies may have you believe, spies don’t often wear tuxedos nor do they likely spend their time in casinos. And few spies today would use a Walther PPK—a gun that was developed when current Bond Daniel Craig’s grandfather might have been a young man. There were plenty of “secret” guns that spies have employed over the years, but usually it wasn’t a weapon concealed in a camera such as the kind 007 was once ...
Check Out Hitler's Secret Bunker in Germany's Bavarian Alps
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* For many American World War II buffs and veterans, the Obersalzberg is still a fascinating place. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The elaborate system of underground quarters and hallways in the mountains of Bavaria was never fully completed. The swinging beams of searchlights and the wail of air raid sirens had preceded the crash of the guns. Then had come the rain of bombs. It was the night of August 25, 1940, and Berlin was undergoing its first air raid. It was not a heavy air raid by later standards, but it told Berliners, and inde...
Why Now Might Be the Time to Get an OLED HDTV
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.lg.com/us/images/tvs/md07501035/gallery/desktop-01.jpg] The promotional pricing will only last a while, but it is perfect timing for the big game. LG Electronics, ahead of the Super Bowl next Sunday, has announced what it described as “limited-time promotional pricing” on its 2020 line of OLED TVs. Through February 7, the 55-inch BX will get a $300 discount to $1,299. The 65-inch CX will get an $800 cut to $1,999, and the 77-inch CX will be reduced by $1,700, to $3,299. In addition, two models from the Gallery Series a...
First Publicly Available Image Of China's New Nuclear Powered Submarine
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
The satellite image, taken by Maxar and uploaded to Google Earth, shows the aft section of the submarine outside the construction hall. *Naval News*:* First Image Of China’s New Nuclear Submarine Under Construction * *Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) reveals what appears to be the first publicly available image of China's new nuclear powered submarine. The commercial satellite image was taken by Maxar and is part of a recent Google Earth image refresh.* China has built a massive new yard for building nuclear submarines. The site, near to the legacy Bohai shipyard where all of Ch...
EAEU to set up free trade zones with Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mongolia
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is conducting necessary work to conclude free trade agreements with Egypt, India, Indonesia, and Mongolia. In particular, EAEU plan to resume the negotiation process in the first half of the year, to hold negotiations along the tracks that they have.
AfCFTA and the economic emergence of Africa
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 Economists deconstruct the myth surrounding the trade agreement
Accord UE/Maroc: le recours du Polisario examiné par la CJUE le 2 mars
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 La séance examinera le recours formulé par le Front Polisario contre la décision du Conseil de l'UE d'inclure, dans l'accord de libre-échange avec le Maroc, les territoires occupés du Sahara occidental.
Biden to focus on trade enforcement after years of Trump tariffs
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 President Joe Biden's administration is setting up its trade policy to prioritize enforcement of existing commitments by the US's partners over negotiating more deals to open new export markets.
Chinese Researchers Say Sailors In China’s Submarines In The South China Sea Suffer From Mental Health Problems
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Chinese submariners operating in the South China Sea are experiencing mental health issues, according to new research. Photo: AFP *Business Insider:* *Chinese sailors are suffering from serious psychological disorders aboard South China Sea submarines, a recent study found * * A recent study by Chinese researchers found that Chinese submariners in the South China Sea are suffering from "serious" psychological disorders. * A little over one-fifth of surveyed sailors showed signs of mental health issues. * The operating environment, as well as the challenges of life aboard a su...
Chris Hedges: Papering Over the Rot
Chris Hedges, MintPress News - 13 hours ago
The staggering concentration of wealth at the top has deformed our governing institutions — new window dressing will not end oligarchy. The post Chris Hedges: Papering Over the Rot appeared first on MintPress News.
Russian Fighter Jet Conducts A Low Past Near The USS Donald Cook In The Black Sea
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
The @USNavy routinely operates in the Black Sea to reassure @NATO Allies & partners and ensure security & stability in the region. Today, đŸ‡ºđŸ‡¸ #USSDonaldCook operating in international waters in the #BlackSea while a #Russian SU-24 does a low pass nearby.#PowerForPeace pic.twitter.com/6JGNZoncZb — U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (@USNavyEurope) January 31, 2021 *Washington Times:* *Russian fighter jet conducts dangerous 'low pass' of U.S. ship in Black Sea * A Russian fighter jet on Sunday buzzed past an American warship operating in the Black Sea, officials said,...
Is This Steve Buscemi at ‘Hellraiser III’ Premiere?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
We're not sure if this even falls into doppelganger territory.
Tweets Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
AP Morning Wire: •Over 5,100 arrested at Navalny protests across Russia. •US vaccination drive exposes racial inequality. •Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained. •Survivors of Beirut's explosion endure psychological scars. https://t.co/Ush9TBBrja pic.twitter.com/6UdIpjuuD7 — The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2021 #UPDATE #Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader #AungSanSuuKyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency, generals justifying the power grab by alleging fraud in November elections h...
Dr Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
A repost, because it’s important and we have to start making noise about it.
Singer Tony Bennett Battling Alzheimer’s Disease Since 2016
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
“He's not the old Tony anymore,” his wife, Susan, told the magazine. “But when he sings, he's the old Tony.”
Wuhan Flu: Speech Code Update
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
“China virus” is racist. “South African variant” is science. That is your daily tell as to how deeply the Xi Communist regime has infiltrated our western institutions.
Heh
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
In the midst of all the brouhaha over the Robinhood trading app, it's nice to see that not only stockbrokers can make mistakes. From the World Wide Robin Hood Society in England, we get this tweet: Er . . . oops? Peter
Stalin Launched a Smear Campaign Against This Soviet World War II Hero
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* After World War II—Russia's Great Patriotic War—Georgy Zhukov had a hard time navigating the tangled web of political intrigue. *Here's What You Need to Know*: A heart attack and an uncharacteristic moment of mercy from Stalin probably saved Zhukov from prison. The Great Patriotic War, as World War II came to be known in the Soviet Union, provided the stage upon which Marshal Georgy Zhukov achieved lasting fame. The architect of the Red Army’s offensive against the Third Reich, Zhukov and his armies had occupied the Nazi capital of Ber...
China and Russia: Two Big Threats the U.S. Military Can't Ignore
J. William Middendorf, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*J. William Middendorf* *U.S. Military, * Russia and China are working together to enhance their weapons and partner militarily. What will Joe Biden do about it? On December 22, 2020, six strategic bombers—four Chinese and two Russian—flew a joint patrol mission over the East China and Japan Seas. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the mission was intended to develop and deepen the comprehensive Russia-China partnership, further increase the level of cooperation between the two militaries, expand their ability for joint action and strengthen strategic stability. It was ...
Is Robert Malley the Right Choice As Biden’s Iran Envoy?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Politics, Middle East* A major foreign policy battle is erupting over Malley as Special Envoy to Iran. President Joe Biden’s appointment of Robert Malley has triggered the first major foreign policy fight of his presidency. It also undermines some of the widely-held assumptions regarding Biden’s broader strategy for the Middle East. Biden has named Malley as special envoy to Iran, setting the stage for the White House’s imminent plans to negotiate the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—better known as the 2015 Iran Deal. Malley was intim...
Geophysicists detect widespread structures near the Earth's core
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
Geophysicists from the University of Maryland made the first analysis of seismic echoes from hundreds of earthquakes at once, unveiling more widespread, heterogenous structures at the core-mantle boundary than previously known. Past studies were limited to single...... Read more »
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Soldiers stand guard at a Myanmar's military checkpoint on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 1. REUTERS/Stringer *WNU Editor:* The above picture is fomr this photo-gallery .... *Myanmar military seizes power, detains Aung San Suu Kyi* (Reuters).
GameStop
Greg Mankiw, Greg Mankiw's Blog - 13 hours ago
Sebastian Mallaby was a good column on the GameStop phenomenon. A family member also suggested a good hypothesis: The bubble is being being driven by internet trolls. The right model of a troll is a person willing to waste his time and money to get other people to waste their time and money.
STARTING TOMORROW: Race and Town!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021* *Our Town meets My Hometown:* In Sunday's Washington Post, Peter Marks reported on a new book about the Thornton Wilder play, Our Town. Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play appeared in 1938. It focused on life and death in a small and fictional New Hampshire town in the years before World War I. According to Marks, Our Town "is so durable that it remains one of the nation’s most oft-produced plays, and it has been translated into 80 languages." In his new book (it's an oral history), Howard Sherman explores why that is. Why has Our Town survived and prosper...
Herodotus: On the Doctrine of Equality
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
The doctrine of equality has been used as a political weapon since ancient times. In his *Histories*, Herodotus writes about Periander, the tyrant of Corinth, who had learned that some nobles in his kingdom were conspiring against him. But, having become a tyrant recently, he was not sure who the rebellious nobles were, and what was the best way of suppressing their rebellion. So, Periander sends his assistant to Thrasybulus, the wise longtime tyrant of Miletus, to seek advice on how to rule. Here’s Herodotus's description: “Thrasybulus invited the man to walk with him from the ci...
Dios no Busca. - Un Discernimiento de M.N Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
Dios no busca nuestra adoraciĂ³n, o alabanza, o reverencia, o temor. Esto es obra del ego del hombre. Ego es un falso Ădolo, o un falso dios, y Ă©ste exige Ă©so de nosotros, pero no nuestro Creador. ¿PorquĂ© temerle a aquĂ©l que te trajo al mundo con amor, y que te ama a pesar de todos tus defectos? ¿Le temes a tu madre cuĂ¡ndo ella te sostiene en sus amorosos brazos, y le sonrĂe a la vista de su querido niño? Se trata mĂ¡s bien de amor, cariño y respeto. Fuimos creados a su imagen y semejanza de Dios nuestro señor. ¿Cuando te miras en el espejo, esperas que tu reflejo te elogie, t...
Deus nĂ£o Procura - Um insight por M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
*Deus nĂ£o procura a nossa adoraĂ§Ă£o ou louvor ou reverĂªncia ou medo. Este Ă© o funcionamento do ego ou do homem. O ego Ă© um falso Ădolo ou deus e exige isto de nĂ³s, mas nĂ£o do nosso Criador. Por que haverias de temer Aquele que te trouxe a este mundo em amor e que te ama apesar de todos os teus defeitos? Temeis a vossa MĂ£e quando ela vos segura nos seus braços amorosos e sorri ao ver o seu querido filho? Trata-se mais de amor, carinho e respeito. Fomos criados Ă Sua imagem. Quando te olhas ao espelho, esperas que o teu reflexo te elogie, julgue ou condene ou te deseje mal ou t...
Renewable Energy Rep: It’s Not an Easy Transition [to Solar and Wind]
Gabriella Hoffman, CFACT - 14 hours ago
Don't miss today's District of Conservation episode with Le DeLange from GenPro Energy Solutions. Listen and watch it here. The post Renewable Energy Rep: It’s Not an Easy Transition [to Solar and Wind] appeared first on CFACT.
The Devil’s Division: an Urgent Message to All People of Faith about Covid-19
Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 14 hours ago
For centuries, since the inception of humanity when Cain picked up a rock and murdered his brother, we have divided ourselves from each other and The post The Devil’s Division: an Urgent Message to All People of Faith about Covid-19 appeared first on .
"Never, Never..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.” - Arundhati Roy
US-Wide Eviction Ban Could Have Prevented Thousands Of COVID-19 Deaths
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Julie Rey has been living on the edge of eviction for much of the Covid-19 pandemic. She’s a 42-year-old mother of two, and her family has also been especially afraid of infection, as her 19-year-old daughter suffers from a comorbid condition and is at greater risk from the virus. In 2021, what they long feared finally happened. At the beginning of the year, Rey and her 14-year-old daughter contracted the virus, and a judge ordered them out of their home by 20 January. The only mercy was that the gears of eviction did not finish turning until their illnesses had faded. They were ...
"Silver Swans, Maginot Lines and the Unforeseen Risks of Collapse"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 15 hours ago
*"Silver Swans, Maginot Lines and * *the Unforeseen Risks of Collapse"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Many people have heard of Nassim Taleb's black swan but fewer understand how few events qualify as black swans. Per Wikipedia, a black swan is an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences, an event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterized by their extreme rarity, severe impact, and the widespread insistence they were obvious in hindsight. Taleb's black swan theory r...
The New Water Wars
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Weed, California is a small timber-dependent city in rural, far-northern California. In 2016, Roseburg Forest Products (RFP), using legal bullying and exploiting a lack of clarity around water rights, began an aggressive effort to deprive the City of Weed of its main source of public drinking water — all so RFP could instead sell the spring water to the Crystal Geyser Roxane bottled water company. The historic spring, originating on the flanks of nearby Mt. Shasta, has provided the community with high-quality drinking water for the entirety of its 110-year history under an agreeme...
NY Times’ Pseudo-Expert Worked For Far-Right Cult Falun Gong’s Publicity Arm
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
The New York Times published a factually challenged op-ed accusing China of committing “genocide” against its Uighur minority. The article sourced its spurious accusations to a right-wing operative who insists his research is part of a divine “mission” against Beijing that is “led by God.” The author of the New York Times op-ed, Amelia Pang, happens to be a former employee of the Epoch Times, a far-right propaganda arm of a fanatical anti-China cult called Falun Gong. The extremist group preaches that race-mixing, homosexuality, feminism, and science are Satanic plots, and reveres...
Dialogue and Reconciliation in Venezuela: A Conversation with Father Numa Molina
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Numa Molina is a Jesuit priest, theologian and journalist who committed himself fully to the Bolivarian Process when most of the Catholic church’s hierarchy took sides with the fascistoid opposition. In this interview, Molina talks about dialogue and reconciliation, the ethical crisis that some sectors of Chavismo are experiencing, and the non-material dimensions of emancipation.
NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: Prophecy Will Soon Be Fulfilled By The Abraham Accords, Contact With Space Aliens, And Plans To Rebuild The Jewish Temple
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: Prophecy Will Soon Be Fulfilled By The Abraham Accords, Contact With Space Aliens, And Plans To Rebuild The Jewish Temple by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ On this episode of Rightly Dividing, 2021 got off to exactly the start that we told you back in 2020 was likely, and not only has the nascent …
DC Military Occupation Not a Good Look for America
Cheryl K. Chumley, Peace and Prosperity - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Concerns over “civil disturbance” have led the powers-who-be in Washington, DC, to extend the stay of members of the National Guard in the nation’s capital city. A military occupation in America — who knew. Military troops are not law enforcement officers. Nor should they be treated as such. The first is designed for war; the second, for fighting crime. Mixing the two can have disastrous results for citizens’ rights. The mindsets are completely different. “Police killing more likely in agencies that get military gear,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported i...
A Wave of Abusive Federal Prosecutions Is Coming
William L. Anderson, Peace and Prosperity - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] The violent protest at the US Capitol on January 6 has long been over, but the upcoming Biden administration’s response to it is likely to do greater violence to the US Constitution and the rule of law than anything the worst of the protesters could have accomplished. Thanks to the response of the George W. Bush administration and Congress to the 9/11 attacks almost two decades ago, Joe Biden’s prosecutors will have plenty of legal ammunition to go after their political enemies. It won’t stop with prosecuting people who broke into the Capitol. J.D. Tuccille write...
Libertarian Terrorists?
Ron Paul, Peace and Prosperity - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Department of Homeland Security issued on Wednesday a nationwide terror alert lasting until April 30. The alert warns of potential terrorist attacks from Americans who are “ideologically motivated” and have “objections to the exercise of government authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives.” The language used in this alert suggests that millions of Americans are potential terrorists. Second Amendment supporting, antiwar, anti-tax, anti-politics, anti-militarization, pro-life, and anti-Federal R...
Cop Arrested For Faking Drive-by Shooting on Himself, Triggering Massive Manhunt
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: shooting]A cop has been arrested and charged after he faked a drive-by shooting on himself, setting off a massive manhunt for a non-existent shooter.
“At First I Thought it Was a Joke”: Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
Alan Macleod, MintPress News - 14 hours ago
The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers. The post “At First I Thought it Was a Joke”: Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube appeared first on MintPress News.
Tropical Cyclone "Eloise" death toll rises to 21 after striking Mozambique
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
At least 21 people have been killed by Tropical Storm "Eloise" since it formed on January 15, 2021 -- 1 in Madagascar, 11 in Mozambique, 4 in Eswatini, 3 in Zimbabwe, and 2 in South Africa. Eloise made landfall just south of the port city of Beira,...... Read more »
Israel: Now One of the World's Top Military Weapons Manufacturers?
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1578E82970&share=true] Could 2021 be a golden year of profits for high-tech Israeli defense companies? Israeli defense technology is being increasingly incorporated by militaries from Asia to Europe. A series of defense deals by Israel and technology presented at Aero India in February 2021 illustrate how Israel’s new weapons are transforming the world of war. In late January Boaz Levy, the CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, said that his company sees I...
RIP Cable? Charter Lost 66,000 TV Subscribers in the Fourth Quarter
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* In the year 2020 overall, Charter added 2.1 million residential Internet customers, compared with 1.3 million in the year before. In 2020, when most cable and other pay TV companies were shedding subscribers in a serious way, one major cable company managed to add them, at least for part of the year. Charter Communications, the company behind Spectrum Cable and the United States’ second-largest cable provider, added 102,000 pay TV subscribers in the second quarter of 2020 and added another 67,000 in the third quarter. The company said Fr...
Three Techniques Politicians Use to Breed Hate
H. Colleen Sinclair, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*H. Colleen Sinclair* *Politics, * U.S. law reflects the assumption that dangerous speech must contain explicit calls to criminal action. But scholars who study speeches and propaganda that precede acts of violence find direct commands to violence are rare. As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to mount a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, global concern is growing about threats of violent unrest in multiple countries, including the U.S. The United Nations reports the proliferation of dangerous spe...
After the 2020 Bust, Look Out for the 2021 Blip
James Pethokoukis, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*James Pethokoukis* *economy, The Americas* Despite all the hot-take kvetching about the United States being a failed state, it certainly didn’t utterly fail in its economic response to the pandemic. It could have been worse. But, yes, it was pretty bad. Measured year over year, the American economy contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020, according to the Commerce Department this morning. It was the first full-year decline since the Global Financial Crisis and the largest since 1946. (Measured from fourth quarter to fourth quarter, the economy shrank 2.5 percent.) In the fourth quart...
Widespread Attacks on Kamala Harris Show How Trolls Evade Social Media Moderation
Alexandra Pavliuc, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Alexandra Pavliuc* *Politics, The Americas* The evolution of coded online hate speech undermines the “automated moderation” tools that platforms are currently using to tackle hate speech. As Vice President Kamala Harris settles into her first full week in the White House, thousands are heading online to celebrate her groundbreaking achievement. Unfortunately, thousands more are flooding social media with sexualised, transphobic, and racist posts which continue to highlight the particular abuse faced by female politicians online. My colleagues and I studied this abuse in the week...
Davos 2021: Why We Can't Count on the Same Old Globalists to Lead
Jonathan Michanie, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Jonathan Michanie* *economy, * This is not the first time that global crises have required global action, but there have been mixed results in the past. The 51st World Economic Forum starts on January 25, but with a major difference. Whereas this is famously the annual gathering at the Davos ski resort in Switzerland of global leaders from business, government and civil society, this year’s event will take place virtually because of the pandemic. Inevitably, the event for the 1,200-plus delegates from 60 countries aims to respond to the apocalyptic events of the past 12 months....
Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee, Alabama, namesake of an infamous syphilis study.
Vladimir Putin's Worldview 2021
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
At the latest iteration of the annual World Economic Forum's Davos clusterf@ck, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, supplied the virtual audience with a special address along with WEF Founder and self-appointed Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, a perfect stand-in for a Bond movie villain. Here are some highlights with all bolds throughout this posting being mine. Let's start with Schwab's introduction: "*Russia is an important global power, and there’s a long-standing tradition of Russia’s participation in the World Economic Forum. At this moment in hi...
From Rossum’s Robots To Artificial Intelligence
Leonid SAVIN, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
25 January 2021 marked one hundred years since the première of Czech sci-fi writer Karel ÄŒapek’s play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). The short work anticipated subsequent books on the subject, as well as cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic films like The Terminator and Alien: Covenant. Rossum’s universal robots were conceived as human […]
Why We Must Do More To Recognize The Application Of Indigenous Law
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
In the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1996 decision in R v Van Der Peet, Justice Beverley McLachlin[1] famously made reference to a “golden thread”: The history of the interface of Europeans and the common law with aboriginal peoples is a long one. As might be expected of such a long history, the principles by which the interface has been governed have not always been consistently applied. Yet running through this history, from its earliest beginnings to the present time is a golden thread – the recognition by the common law of the ancestral laws and customs of the aboriginal peoples ...
Post Workers Suspended After Refusing To Deliver Epoch Times
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Ramiro Sepulveda, one of the suspended postal workers, told CBC News he objects to the insinuations in some of the paper's past coverage of the origins of the coronavirus, which the paper calls "the CCP virus." "I'm not for censorship. I'm not against freedom of speech," he said. "What my thing is, is there is no disclaimer stating that this was theory." He says he went straight to his supervisor when he saw the free editions that were set to be delivered earlier this month. "I said, 'That Epoch Times, I'm not delivering it. It goes against everything I believe in.'" The second...
Untitled
Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean Nine nuns die from COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive AI Can Generate Convincing Moving Images from Stills New Yorkers Who Fled to Hudson Valley Are Buying Local Businesses The COVID-19 vaccine should change the way we think about obesity Being obese, my weight has always been stigmatized. I qualify as a priority case for the COVID vaccine, and it made me think differently ab...
Help Me Beat This “Future President…”
Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 15 hours ago
By Kent Heckenlively, JD Okay, I know some people think I’m crazy, but it’s wild how my hare-brained ideas keep coming true. Our book, Plague of Corruption, was originally scheduled to appear on November 5, 2019, the same day as the new Scott Adams book and one by Donald Trump, Jr. In what I thought … Continue reading Help Me Beat This “Future President…”
A few needed work funnies
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 16 hours ago
I have written about some of these stories before, but permit me to repeat a few much needed work related funnies. An old colleague said he liked having the office right next to his mercurial boss. He said the boss … Continue reading →
The Crippling Cost of Hydrogen
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Timera uncover the dirty secret behind the propose hydrogen roll out – its cost. . https://timera-energy.com/5-factors-driving-hydrogen-investment/ As I have repeatedly pointed out,the production of hydrogen is intrinsically a costly and wasteful process, which involves taking energy and processing it to produce less energy than you started with. We can […]
Warning about 5G health impacts
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Former President Of Microsoft Canada, Frank Clegg: 5G Wireless IS NOT SAFE *Click on the graphics for a better view *
Major storm leaves 2 dead, takes out massive chunk of Highway 1 in California, U.S.
The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago
Massive storms that barrelled through Northern California over the weekend brought heavy rains and snow, causing floods and landslides and leaving at least 2 people dead. Meanwhile, a front approaching the Northwest will move onshore on Monday, February 1, and...... Read more »
The Right to Abortion and the Bush-Trump Federal Courts
Guest Blogger, Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Mary Ziegler, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2020). David J. Garrow Mary Ziegler’s three important books—*After Roe* (2015), *Beyond Abortion*(2018) and now *Abortion and the Law in America* (2020)—have already established her as the premier historian of abortion in the post- *Roe* era. *ALA*, to abbreviate its title, is both utterly comprehensive and consistently fair-minded; one of the hallmarks of Ziegler’s scholarship is her outreach to activists and litigators on *both*sides of our ongoing divi...
Feds Indict Pro-Trump Twitter Troll ‘Ricky Vaughn’ over Tweets During 2016 Election
Information Liberation, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Twitter troll Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn, was arrested last week and faces ten years in prison for accusations of "tweeting" memes prior to the 2016 election that poked fun at Hillary Clinton and for voters to "text" their votes. Based on this, Mackey is charged with interfering with an election.
Big Trouble
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that our approach to fighting COVID 19 has been all wrong: Last January, one strain of this novel virus began its assured global conquest, and since then our leaders have hardly learned a goddamn thing. The old COVID-19 doubled its numbers every 40 days under a particular set of restrictions; under the same conditions, the variants double every 10 days. That means they can outrun any vaccination campaign. That means if you haven’t eliminated — or almost eliminated — cases in your region, you are going to learn the meaning of grief. These highly-contagio...
Major Storm Hits Northeast, More Than Foot of Snow Forecast
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
A slow-moving storm could bring many states more than a foot of snow.
AOC Accuses Ted Cruz of ‘Almost’ Having Her ‘Murdered’ at the Capitol on January 6
Newsweek and Gateway Pundit, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
Cruz has said that Trump’s rhetoric went over the line and said that Trump failed to prove his case in court but, of course, the courts refused to hear his cases, so the evidence was not presented. Cruz referred to the events of January 6 as “a terrorist attack on the United States Capital.”
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club, Part 3
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago
Today, the Book Club finishes with Chapter 1, “Ignorance Is Strength.” Please leave your thoughts and questions in the comments and I’ll do an omnibus reply later this week. The alteration of the past is necessary for two reasons, one of which is subsidiary and, so to speak, precautionary. The subsidiary reason is that the […] The post The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club, Part 3 appeared first on Econlib.
Balkinization Symposium on Mary Ziegler, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present
JB, Balkinization - 15 hours ago
This week at Balkinization we are holding a symposium on Mary Ziegler's book, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Our terrific group of commentators includes David J. Garrow (Independent), Linda Greenhouse (Yale), and Laura Weinrib (Harvard). At the conclusion of the symposium Mary will respond to the commentators.
Holland: Police Turn Water Cannons on Anti-Lockdown Protesters
DailyMail and AlJazeera, Need To Know - 15 hours ago
The press is portraying this as massive rioting and violence, but we notice from the images in this news story that - just as in the US - the number of violent rioters and looters could be agent provocateurs, hired to throw bricks, break windows, set fires, and turn public opinion against those who resist lockdown.
Help Me Beat This “Future President…”
Kent Heckenlively, BolenReport - 15 hours ago
By Kent Heckenlively, JD Okay, I know some people think I’m crazy, but it’s wild how my hare-brained ideas keep coming true. Our book, Plague of Corruption, was originally scheduled to appear on November 5, 2019, the same day as the new Scott Adams book and one by Donald Trump, Jr. In what I thought … Continue reading Help Me Beat This “Future President…”
Roscoe's Rascals
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago
* “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”* *― Tom Paine*
Military Stages Coup in Myanmar, Detains Aung San Suu Kyi
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV said the military would take control of the country for one year.
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