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The Bridge of Dalaleh: From Arta to Assyria
Assyrian International News Agency - 34 minutes ago
Dalaleh's bridge, in the village of Zakho, north Iraq.Some months after our wedding, my wife and I were driving in the car listening to Assyrian music. A particularly jaunty tune engaged my attention and I asked: "What is all that about? Is this a song of joy or, as is often the case with the music where I am from, are there deep, profound meanings
U.S. Defense Secretary Of Defense Austin Purges Hundreds Of Trump Loyalists From The Pentagon's Advisory Boards
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 37 minutes ago
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. Capitol and its perimeter, Friday, January 29, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool via REUTERS *CNN:* *Defense Secretary dismisses hundreds of members of Pentagon advisory boards including late Trump picks * (CNN)Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the Trump administration, as the Pentagon announced a review of the boards' memberships Tuesday. The announc...
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Jokes About Space Force When Asked About Its Future
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*New York Post:* *White House press secretary Jen Psaki takes heat for Space Force quip * White House press secretary Jen Psaki came under fire Tuesday for what one leading Republican lawmaker called her “disgraceful comment” about the US Space Force. Psaki was asked by a reporter during her daily press briefing whether President Biden had decided on the future of the newest branch of the military, established by former President Donald Trump when he signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Psaki appeared unprepared for the question and responded by seemingly liken...
The Lesson Of The BLM Protests: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
Remember when Americans shook the earth with massive protests demanding an end to the police state and the entire liberal establishment just kept saying “I hear you, I agree with you” and then did absolutely nothing to even reduce police brutality? It’s important to remember […]
It Was Radio Traffic That Alerted US Intelligence That Chinese Bomber Pilots Were Simulating A Missile Strike On The US Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt In The South China Sea Last Week
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Reuters *Sputnik*: I*ntel Reportedly Picks Up Radio Chatter of Chinese Bomber Pilots Simulating Strike on US Carrier* Last week, US Indo-Pacific Command announced that a Navy carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt had entered the South China Sea for “routine operations”. The move was followed immediately thereafter by China deploying bombers, fighters, and an anti-submarine warfare turboprop for drills off Taiwan. Last weekend’s Chinese air drills southwest of Taiwan appear to have been a direct response to the arrival of the US carrier group in the region, wit...
USDA public health alert for ground beef produced by Greater Omaha Packing
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 hour ago
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for raw beef produced by Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc., which may be contaminated with E. coli. O157:H7. A recall was not requested because the affected product is no longer available for purchase. FSIS is concerned that some ground beef products may be... Continue Reading
McCarthy Meets with Rep. Greene; GOP Faces Cheney Decision
AP News, Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her embrace of outlandish conspiracy theories.
The USS Nimitz Will Be The First U.S. Aircraft Carrier To Be Recycled
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
The USS Nimitz. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aiyana S. Paschal/ Released *Business Insider:* *The US Navy is planning to 'recycle' one of its first supercarriers. Here's what's next for USS Nimitz. * * The USS Nimitz joined the Navy in May 1973. It was the second nuclear-powered carrier ever built. * But over the next five years, Nimitz will be retired, stripped down, and have its reactor removed. * The Navy is beginning to "recycle" the venerable aircraft carrier after a half-century in service. On December 9, the Navy released its 30-year shipbuil...
EMP attack; The main thing in this process is to intimidate a huge number of people.
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 2 hours ago
1-27-21 With the United States waking up to the threat posed to the electric grid and electronics from cyberwarfare Russia is mastering systems that can already overcome the latest protections….Proponents of preparing for an EMP attack believe that Russia, China, North Korea and Iran see the U.S. as an easy target and one that could quickly be brought to its knees because so much of the economy relies on electricity, communications and the internet, all of which would cease in an attack. In his new report on Russia, Pry provided details in advancements in EMP warfare, or “cyberg...
Medicare For All Reaches The Crossroads
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
In 2021 the U.S. healthcare crisis has, again, reached a boiling point. It was already simmering in 2019 when the number of uninsured grew to 33 million. Covid then triggered a job crisis that added anywhere from 15 to 27 million to the ranks of the uninsured. The still-growing job crisis has pushed the number of uninsured near or beyond the 49 million uninsured that existed prior to Obamacare, whose goal was “universal healthcare.” It’s no surprise then that Medicare For All emerged, pre-Covid, as the most popular policy during the Presidential Democratic primaries. But after the ...
California Must Lead The Way In Abolishing School And University Campus Police
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 2 hours ago
The first days of 2021 — which will surely be remembered for police officers in Washington, D.C. removing barricades in order for white supremacists to storm the United States Capitol, confederate flag in hand — ask us to continue learning from the unprecedented uprisings of 2020, in which hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest anti-Black police violence. The 2020 uprisings articulated transformative visions of a world without anti-Black violence, a world without hyper-funded police forces and thus a world with deep community safety and care. In response t...
"It's Official: The World's Biggest Silver Short Squeeze Has Begun!"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
*"It's Official: * *The World's Biggest Silver Short Squeeze Has Begun!"* by Epic Economist "It's official: the world's biggest short squeeze has begun. As we previously reported, WallStreetBets members have been discussing on a Reddit forum and other places on social media about descending to the precious metal market. Yesterday, Silver stock prices hit an eight-year high as the online trading war against big banks and hedge funds found a new battleground. The conflict between short-sellers and the Reddit group has already seen GameStop’s share price skyrocket by 1,700% in the spac...
White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 3 hours ago
Daily Beast – by Maxwell Tani If you’re a reporter with a tough question for the White House press secretary, Joe Biden’s staff wouldn’t mind... The post White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Gerald Celente, “Trends Journal: Youth Revolution, Stop the Game!”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
Gerald Celente, *“Trends Journal: Youth Revolution, Stop the Game!”* "The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over hype and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in the increasingly turbulent times ahead." - https://trendsresearch.com/
If Trucks Stopped
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 3 hours ago
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"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 2/2/21"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 2/2/21"* ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* ○ *Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak * *Feb 2, 2021 8:01 PM ET: * The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 103,821,800 people, according to official counts, including 26,469,014 Americans. Globally at least 2,249,900 have died. *Feb. 2, 2021 8:01 PM ET: * *Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count* - www.nytimes.com ○ *"The COVID Tracking Project"* Every day, our volunteers compile the latest numbers on tests, cases, hospitalizations, and patient outcomes from every US state and territ...
Wall Street Bets, GME, Ripple, #SilverSqueeze and Mask Insanity
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Eugenicist Bill Gates Calling For A ‘Global Alert System’ And ‘Pandemic Fire Squad’ To Deal With Next Viral Outbreak He Promises Us Is Coming
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Eugenicist Bill Gates Calling For A ‘Global Alert System’ And ‘Pandemic Fire Squad’ To Deal With Next Viral Outbreak He Promises Us Is Coming by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Such large-scale testing would be the backbone of the global alert system he envisions, where a rural health-care worker in Zambia or Bangladesh who notices unusual sickness could …
Naval Mines: The Great Military Equalizer of World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Mine warfare proved to be a cost-efficient equalizer. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Extensive measures and techniques were developed to counteract the mine threat. During World War II, naval mines were used extensively in the Baltic Sea. Their low cost provided weaker German and Finnish fleets with an effective force multiplier in negating Soviet numerical and qualitative advantages. The Soviet Navy also deployed a large number of floating mines, and by the end of the war all three navies had sown over 80,000 mines in the waters of the Bal...
The Disconnect Between Philosophy and Politics
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 2 hours ago
Philosophy and politics are more difficult than you think. If you are convinced that these are easy subjects, then you are lacking in historical consciousness. The more philosophy and politics you know, the less and less sure you become about the path that human beings and societies ought to follow for attaining peace, prosperity, and moral and material progress. There is a massive disconnect between history of philosophy and history of politics, which proves that a connection between philosophical theory and political action cannot be developed. The fundamental tenets of moral theo...
Escalation of Religious Freedom Violations in Turkey
Assyrian International News Agency - 2 hours ago
International Christian Concern (ICC) has observed a marked increase of reported religious freedom violations within Turkey since the start of the New Year.
America Has No Equal to Russia’s TOS-1 Buratino Heavy Flame Thrower
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Eurasia* A TOS-1 rocket barrage will wipe out everything within the two-hundred-by-three-hundred-meter blast zone. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Are weapons deploying fuel-air explosives munitions inherently inhumane? While there is a debate to be had whether one manner of killing and harming human beings in war is inherently more unacceptable than another and should be banned, the more proximate concern with heavier FAE weapons that create very large blasts is that they are inherently indiscriminate. The TOS-1 *Buratino *is a unique Russian s...
Mayorkas Becomes First Immigrant, First Latino to Head US Homeland Security Department
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed on Tuesday by the United States Senate as the new homeland security secretary, becoming the first Latino and first immigrant to head the department.
Earth’s Climate is ‘Cyclical’ – New Study Show How Earth is Cooling, Not Warming
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 2 hours ago
*21WIRE* | 'We are getting towards the end of the warm period - and we are heading for the next inevitable ice age.'
Globalist Forces Are At War With The United States – FULL SHOW 2/2/21
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Why #SilverSqueeze ‘Backfired’; Price is Now Collapsing – Peter Hug
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Kitco NEWS The silver price dropped 10% on Tuesday as the CME raised margin requirements for silver contracts. Peter Hug, global trading director of Kitco Metals, said that the silver squeeze attempt has now “backfired” as bullion inventories have run dry as a result, and with premiums up and few physical products to sell, it …
Silver Crisis Shortage Is Real Risk, Prices To Double, Jeff Clark Drops Three Bold Calls
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Stansberry Research Jeff Clark of GoldSilver.com joins our Daniela Cambone to talk about the red hot silver market. Clark explains that when re-openings pick up steam, consumer spending will rise. “The 7 billion people who are locked down will increase spending and push on CPI,” which he says will in turn drive silver prices higher. …
THE DAYS OF LOT: Joe Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken Orders LGBTQ+ Pride Flags To Be Flown At All US Embassies Around The World
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
THE DAYS OF LOT: Joe Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken Orders LGBTQ+ Pride Flags To Be Flown At All US Embassies Around The World by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Outfront magazine reported on the development: “The Biden administration is off to a hopeful start, as Secretary of State nominee, Antony Blinken, has confirmed a recommitment to …
SILVER RED ALERT! 61 Million Oz Silver Deposit in SLV Silver ETF!! (Bix Weir)
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
RoadtoRoota WOW! A world’s record 61 Million Ounce SLV deposit just hit the warehouse!! I had expected 50M+ but 61M is a HUGE DEPOSIT. Of course this is just shuffling some paperwork for JP Morgan…the criminal rigger! end
David Icke: The Long Planned Agenda To Enslave Humanity
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Israel Secretly Meeting With Syrian Generals?
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Keiser Report | Price Discovery in an Age of Paper | E1653
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
RT In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the official and ‘authoritative’ voices permitted to be published that are now warning of the high economic and life expectancy cost to lockdown measures. In the second half, Max interviews Egon von Greyerz of GoldSwitzerland.com about the impossibility of price discovery because …
Latest Physical Silver Market Update w/Stefan Gleason: #silversqueeze, SLV, JPM’s Rec to Sell Silver
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Arcadia Economics Latest physical silver market update w/Stefan Gleason: #silversqueeze, SLV, JPM’s rec to sell silver It was another wild day in silver trading that left many investors confused. But fortunately, Stefan Gleason of Money Metals Exchange joins me on the show to provide the latest update on what’s happening in the physical silver market …
Physical Silver Is Wall Street’s Achilles’ Heel
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
maneco64 Today I had the pleasure to speak with Rafi Farber the publisher of the End Game Investor newsletter. We covered the Reddit and WallStreetBets phenomenon and what it means to the silver market and the financial and monetary system in general. The EndGame Investor: https://seekingalpha.com/author/austr… end
Tucker: Democrats Mobilize US Military to Suppress Domestic Opinions
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Fox News Tucker Carlson explains what’s behind Joe Biden’s wave of changes to our basic institutions. #FoxNews #Tucker end
Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO after Record Year of Profits
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The man most closely linked to Amazon, its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, took advantage on Tuesday of the firm’s presentation of record annual profits of $21.331 billion to announce that he will step down from his posts this summer.
Manchester United Romps 9-0 over Southampton
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Manchester United embarrassed Southampton 9-0 on Tuesday to go level on points with Premier League leader Manchester City.
Audio Reveals Psychiatrist’s Fear of Being Investigated over Maradona’s Death
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Diego Maradona’s psychiatrist told the late soccer legend’s personal doctor that she feared being investigated over his death, Argentine media revealed on Tuesday.
Trump, Accused of Betrayal, Rejects Senate Trial
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Former US President Donald Trump, via his legal team, rejected on Tuesday the impeachment trial he will be subjected to in the Senate as “unconstitutional,” arguing that he is already out of office and thus removing him from office if found guilty cannot be imposed upon him.
Italy’s President Asks Former ECB Chief to Form Emergency Government
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Italian President Sergio Mattarella summoned on Tuesday the former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, for discussions on assembling an emergency government to guide Italy through the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying economic crisis after the failure of a last-ditch effort to resuscitate the administration that collapsed last week.
Mexico Turns to COVAX and Russia to Speed Up Vaccination Plan
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Mexican government announced on Tuesday that more than three million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Russia and the World Health Organization’s COVAX platform will arrive in February to speed up the country’s ambitious but delayed immunization program.
Nadal-less Spain Tops Australia in ATP Cup; Serbia, Russia, Italy Start Strong
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Spain notched a surprisingly easy 3-0 win over Australia on Tuesday on Day One of the ATP Cup despite lacking the services of all-time great Rafael Nadal, while defending champion Serbia, talent-rich Russia and Italy started their campaigns with victories in the round-robin phase.
Drug Traffickers Gaining Clout in Chilean Capital
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Even the youngest children have learned the street codes in some neighborhoods on the southern periphery of Santiago. Every time they hear fireworks or firecrackers, they know that they must return home: a new shipment of drugs has arrived and they need to take cover.
Nicaragua Counting on Bovine Traceability to Conquer US Market
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
At Maria Cristina Mena and Pedro Antonio Sevilla Molina’s San Antonio ranch located in the town of Morrito in Nicaragua’s Rio San Juan department, cattle roam fertile grasslands wearing numbered earrings, their ID.
Two FBI Agents Die in Shootout in Florida
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Two FBI agents were killed and three others wounded on Tuesday when they tried to search the South Florida home of a suspect in a case involving violence against children, the federal law enforcement agency said.
Putin Critic Navalny Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday, as a judge imposed a suspended sentence from 2014 that the European Court of Human Rights has said was arbitrary.
Police in Turkey Break Up Protest against Arrests of Pro-LGBT Students
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Turkish riot police broke up a rally in Istanbul on Tuesday denouncing the arrests of 50 university students.
Global Hotspot Portugal’s COVID Cases Fall for First Time in Nearly a Month
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Portugal, which is under severe nationwide lockdown restrictions amid a third and severely damaging wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported 5,540 new infections on Tuesday.
CONCACAF Chief Says Profitable Championships Possible Without Ticket Sales
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The general secretary of the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Philippe Moggio, told an online Soccerex forum on Tuesday that it was possible to organize a profitable competition without ticket revenue.
Pfizer Sees COVID-19 Vaccine Accounting for Quarter of 2021 Sales
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday it expects $15 billion in sales from its COVID-19 vaccine this year, an amount roughly equivalent to a quarter of the company’s overall revenue.
British Fundraiser Captain Tom Dies at 100
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
British fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore has died at the age of 100, his family said on Tuesday.
US Offers $15 Million Reward for Information to Thwart Iran Oil Shipments to Venezuela
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The US Department of Justice is making yet another bold move to prevent Iran from doing business with Venezuela by offering a $15 million reward for any information that may hinder any kind of financial mechanisms from the Middle-East’s nation so-called Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (CGRI) related to oil sales and gasoline with the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
Khedira Joins New Teammates at Hertha Berlin Training Session
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Sami Khedira took part on Tuesday in his first training session since his move to German Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.
Pakistan Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign with Chinese Sinopharm
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Pakistan kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday in a televised ceremony in which Prime Minister Imran Khan oversaw the first vaccine from China’s Sinopharm administered to a health worker in Islamabad.
Late-Stage Trial Shows Russian COVID-19 Vaccine to Be Highly Effective
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Provisional date from the phase III trial of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, suggests that a two-dose regimen offers 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic infections, a protection that rises to 91.8% for adults older than 60.
Scientists Detect Further Mutation in UK Coronavirus Variant
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Scientists have detected further mutations in the so-called United Kingdom coronavirus variant that could reduce vaccine efficacy.
Alibaba Posts 37% Boost in Quarterly Revenue
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba posted a revenue of 221.08 billion yuan ($33.88 billion) in the quarter that ended in December, a rise of 37% year-on-year.
India Records Less Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths for 1st Time Since May
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
India, the country with the third highest number of coronavirus deaths at 154,486, recorded 94 fresh ones in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, marking the lowest number since May, according to the health ministry.
Japan Extends COVID-19 Emergency amid Strain in Healthcare System
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Japan extended on Tuesday the state of emergency until March 7 as the country struggles with COVID-19 infections that have strained its healthcare system even as the number of cases has declined.
Openness, Coexistence, Curiosity: Impacts of UAE-Israel Normalization
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Two men, one wearing a kippah and the other in a Kandura, the traditional white robe worn by men in the United Arab Emirates, walk past each other on a street in Dubai, an outcome of the normalization agreement reached between the two nations in August.
China Wants the US Host WHO Probs into Coronavirus Origins
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
China said on Tuesday the United States should invite a team of World Health Organization experts to investigate the origins of the coronavirus just like the probe currently being conducted in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported.
Explosions Kill Two in Afghan Capital
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
A prominent religious figure was among two civilians killed in a series of explosions that rocked Kabul on Tuesday in the latest incidents of targeted killings that have undermined the peace efforts to end the decades-long war in Afghanistan.
Islamist Absolved of Daniel Pearl Killing to Exit Death Row
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the transfer from death row to a safe house of an Islamist acquitted of the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, while studying the preventive detention order against him.
Iranian Women Face Gender Discrimination in Housing
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Renting a home in large Iranian cities is difficult for a large part of the population due to high prices, but single and divorced women face another problem on top of the economic one – prejudice.
South Korea Says North Expands Missile Units, Strengthens Special Forces
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
The North Korean military has increased the number of units in its strategic forces responsible for overseeing the country’s missile program, the South Korean defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Vietnam Closes Schools to Stop Its Biggest Outbreak of Coronavirus
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Millions of Vietnamese children stayed home on Tuesday after the authorities ordered school closures across 22 provinces to stop the spread of COVID-19 following the detection of the biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began in the country.
China Tells US Not to Interfere in Its ‘Internal Affairs’ to Restore Ties
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
China’s top foreign policy adviser urged the new United States administration on Tuesday to “stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang” and work to restore bilateral ties to a “predictable and constructive track of development.”
Chinese-Origin Businessman Wins Media Defamation Case in Australia
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
A federal court ordered Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Tuesday to compensate a Chinese-origin billionaire for defaming and wrongly portraying him as a spy for the Chinese Communist Party.
Suu Kyi’s Party Calls for Release of Myanmar Coup Detainees
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Myanmar’s ousted ruling party demanded on Tuesday that the army immediately release all those it detained, including their leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a day after a coup d’etat brought down the country’s civilian government.
Marilyn Manson Denies Abuse Allegations, Says Relationships Were Consensual
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
American singer Marilyn Manson, accused of abuse on Monday by actress and model Evan Rachel Wood, and four other women, called the allegations against him “horrible distortions of reality” and said all his intimate relationships were “entirely consensual.”
US Republican Leader Says Conspiracies Are ‘Cancer’ for Party
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
United States Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that “crazy lies” and conspiracies spread by some of the conservative congressmen are a “cancer” for the party.
Biden’s Dilemma: Bipartisanship or Overwhelm His Congress Majority
Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
Almost two weeks after arriving at the White House, United States President Joe Biden faces a dilemma: approve a $1.9 trillion economic aid package pleasing congress’ democrat majority or seeking an alliance with Republicans, in keeping with his promise to unite the country.
Pentagon Orders The US Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz And It's Strike Force To Depart The Middle East And Return Home
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, front, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea during a Strait of Hormuz transit [File: Elliot Schaudt/AFP] *USNI News*: *USS Nimitz Heading to West Coast After SECDEF Orders Strike Group Home * Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is headed to the West Coast after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the weekend ordered the ship and its strike group back home after almost eight months deployed, two U.S. officials confirmed to USNI News. As of Monday morning, the carrier was operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to the west of India, the offici...
Iran's Foreign Minister Asks Europe To Help Mediate A US Return To The Nuclear Deal
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*DW:** Iran asks EU to help negotiate US return to nuclear deal * Iran's foreign minister has asked the European Union to help mediate in its dispute over the nuclear deal with the United States. Both sides have previously insisted that the other must act first in reviving the pact. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the European Union could play a mediating role in the dispute with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. Zarif said EU Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell could coordinate a synchronized return of Washington and Tehran into a nuc...
Did Ex-KGB Spy Say Russia Cultivated Trump as an ‘Asset’ for 40 Years?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The accusation was made in a book and also in an interview with The Guardian.
How Russia is Helping Syria Take Back Its Airspace From Israel
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Meet the Pantsir-S antiaircraft missile system. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It appears the air defense batteries were overwhelmed by a saturation attack. The implication, then, is that Syrian air defenses have made Israeli attacks more expensive by requiring expenditure of additional and more expensive munitions, but they remain incapable of halting the Israeli strikes. On January 21, 2019. Iranian, Syrian and Israeli forces unleashed a hail of missiles upon each other in what is becoming yet another flare-up of violence along t...
A Sailing Tank: How the USS Intrepid Survived 4 Kamikaze Attacks
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Many a ship has a remarkable tale to tell—but few have survived as many scraps as the aircraft carrier berthed at Pier 86 in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Again, however, the unlucky flattop was struck on April 16 by a fourth Kamikaze plane—the fuselage of which penetrated intact into the hangar below, killing eight and starting a gasoline fire that raged for three hours. For the third time, the American carrier had to retire to Pearl Harbor. However, its air wing was already back in action in August when Japan ...
How Iran Destroyed Iraq’s Navy in a Single Battle
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Middle East* Eight years later, the Iranian Navy itself saw much of its own combat strength destroyed by the U.S. Navy’s Operation Praying Mantis. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In exchange for sinking the *Paykan*, the Iraqi Navy lost five Osa missile boats and four P-6 torpedo boats—roughly 80% of its strength. It would play little role for the remainder of the war, leaving it up to the Iraqi Air Force to launch attacks on Iranian shipping. On September 22, 1980 Saddam Hussein launched Iraq into a full-scale invasion of Iran—hoping to capitali...
As ALL Drugs Decriminalized In Oregon, Addiction To Be Treated With Health Care Not Handcuffs
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - Nothing highlights the hypocrisy, immorality, and sheer idiocy of the drug war quite like marijuana prohibition.
America’s Trust In The Mainstream Media Hits An ALL-TIME LOW And “Journalists” Are Shocked
WTStaff, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Robert Wheeler* - For the first time, most Americans do not trust the mainstream media.
Respected Doctor and Bioweapons Researcher Believes Covid Vaccines Are a Form of ‘Weaponized Medicine’
Phillip, Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - Vaccines are most effective when used against an untreatable and deadly virus, she says.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Warns Iran Could Have Enough Fuel For A Nuclear Weapon Within ‘Weeks’
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Middle East Monitor:** US: Iran close to having enough material to make nuke * Iran could obtain enough material to create a nuclear bomb within a matter of weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cautioned Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Blinken, in an interview with NBC News taped Sunday, said Tehran is "a matter of weeks" away from crossing the threshold if it continues to step back from its commitments under the 2015 nuclear pact it struck with world powers. The Islamic Republic has been taking the actions in retaliation for former President Donald Trump's unilatera...
BWorld 473, Growth, vaccine, ‘Cha-cha,’ and DND drama in UP
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 3 hours ago
* My article in BusinessWorld, February 2, 2021. This piece will cover four different topics, so I will go straight to the data. *1. DEEP GDP CONTRACTION* The Philippines in 2020 was Asia’s worst performing economy: from GDP growth of 6% in 2019 it contracted 9.5% in 2020, a dive of 15.5 percentage points. In addition, the Philippines has the biggest contraction in industrial and manufacturing production among major Asian economies. These should have alarmed President Rodrigo Duterte and the Department of Health-led Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) because it is clearly their stri...
Gregory Mannarino, Post-Market 2/2/21: "Alert! Do Not Follow The Crowd! SLV Dives"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *Post-Market 2/2/21: "Alert! Do Not Follow The Crowd! * *SLV Dives... Is The Stock Market Correction Over?"* - https://traderschoice.net
WHAT'S THE POINT OF LINDSEY GRAHAM'S "WEIRD THREAT"? I'LL EXPLAIN -- AGAIN.
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 4 hours ago
*The Washington Post*'s Aaron Blake seems puzzled by what he calls a "eird threat" from Lindsey Graham. Former president Donald Twrump’s impeachment trial is set to begin in a week’s time. And judging by a couple of interviews Monday, his side is focused on delivering a not-so-veiled threat: You might want to be careful about calling witnesses. But the threat, as enunciated, is rather strange and illogical.... [On Fox News Monday night, Senator Lindsey Graham] suggested that holding a lengthy trial including witnesses could open up “Pandora’s box,” in Graham’s words, because Trump...
White New Yorkers Have Received Lion’s Share Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 4 hours ago
Three white residents receive a COVID-19 vaccine for every Black or Latino person in the city, according to new demographic data released by the mayor’s office on Sunday. At a press briefing, Mayor Bill de Blasio said there was a “profound disparity” about seven weeks into the city’s vaccination program. “Clearly, what we see is a particularly pronounced reality of many more people from white communities getting vaccination than folks from Black and Latino communities,” de Blasio told reporters. The vast difference in vaccine coverage shows the city isn’t meeting its pledge for eq...
Social Disease: Punching Back
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
Florida governor Ron DeSantis will be the GOP frontrunner for 2024, if he chooses to do so. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a major push to curb Big Tech’s political bias and censorship today, with measures including a ban on the censorship of political candidates and mandatory opt-outs of content filters for citizens of… Continue reading →
Tribal Colleges Receive Support to Fight COVID-19
Sarah Wood, Diverse - 5 hours ago
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, health disparities continue to be revealed and exacerbated. The disproportionate impact is especially prevalent within Native American communities.
California cannabis agency creates uproar by revoking 300-plus business permits, then reinstates most
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
California’s top cannabis regulatory agency sent shockwaves through the state’s marijuana industry on Monday and Tuesday after it inexplicably revoked the licenses of more than 300 businesses. By Tuesday afternoon, the revocations appeared to have been reversed – but not before the apparent snafu had created heart palpitations for plenty of industry executives. “It really […] California cannabis agency creates uproar by revoking 300-plus business permits, then reinstates most is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Let Them Eat Taser
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
There may be a perfectly reasonable explanation. Unfortunately, they won’t explain.
Scientists Have Taught Spinach To Send Emails
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 5 hours ago
The post Scientists Have Taught Spinach To Send Emails appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Redressing Black Displacement: “a Canadian conversation about Blackness”
Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 6 hours ago
The impact of urban renewal on Canadian racialized communities, including North Preston, was the subject of a live virtual panel discussion hosted by ULI (Urban Land Institute) Toronto on Monday. During the online event, advocates from North Preston, Toronto, and Vancouver outlined how their communities have endured the effects of urban renewal, how they’re overcoming […]
Dr. Dedriell Taylor Appointed West Virginia Wesleyan College’s First Chief Diversity Officer
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 6 hours ago
Dr. Dedriell Taylor has been appointed West Virginia Wesleyan College’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, My Buckhannon reported. The Beckley, West Virginia native previously served as director of philanthropy for the West Virginia’s Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council and as adjunct professor of business at Bluefield College. She has also served as […]
CUNY Appoints Two New Presidents at Lehman College and Guttman Community College
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 6 hours ago
City University of New York has appointed Dr. Fernando Delgado as Lehman College president and Dr. Larry Johnson Jr. as Guttman Community College president, the New York Daily News reported. Delgado previously served as vice chancellor at University of Minnesota-Duluth. Delgado’s research focuses on Latinx identity. More than half of Lehman’s population is Hispanic. Johnson […]
Nova Scotia is the only province that hasn’t yet closed its large adult residential centres
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
“There are now 1700 people, vulnerable people, enduring their days in institutions, waiting in group homes, waiting with ageing parents, waiting for that promised right to live with supports in their community,” said Wendy Lill, an advocate for people with disabilities who chairs the Community Homes Action Group. “How much longer are they going to […]
The Daily Brief 2021-02-02
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
[image: The Daily Brief 2021-02-02] This is a summary of *8* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Covid19, Syria, WHO, Immigration, Joe Biden, US, Space, SpaceX, Al-Shabaab, Somalia, Terror, Afghanistan, Explosion, Navalny, Russia, Irsael, Police Shooting, Tamra, Myanmar, Sanctions*. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Americas, Africa, East-Africa, Asia-Australia, World-News, Israel Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout expected in war-ravaged Syria - Biden to issue executive...
The Cancerous Left's Racial Bigotry and Fake Righteous Indignation Marches On
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
Just Days after the San Francisco Unified School District board (SFUSD) moved to rename 44 schools, including those named after Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson, because their namesakes were "inappropriate", the School District's art program decided to drop its former name, "VAPA," because.............."acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture." I shit you not. As reported in the *WFB*, according to district art department director Sam Bass, the acronym, which stood for "visual and performing arts," could "alienate" non-native English s...
Why Russia’s Type 49 ‘Burp Gun’ Was a Communist’s Weapon of Choice
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Submachine guns began to appear near the end of World War I to help soldiers clear out trenches in brutal short-range assaults. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Communist troops would infiltrate close to UN positions under the cover of night—then surged forward in a human wave only visible at short range. While many attackers fell to defensive fire, once the shock troops flooded into the UN outposts, their burp guns hosed out greater volumes of firepower. Submachine guns began to appear near the end of World War I to help soldiers clear o...
Military Exercises Prove That NATO Can’t Save Norway From Russia
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* But there is hope. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Critics point out that the Spearhead alone would stand little chance of holding back a full-scale mechanized invasion. However, the brigade’s role is essentially political. Were Russia to engage in a conflict with a NATO member, it would likely be to seize lightly populated states like the Baltics in two or three days before NATO can deploy reinforcement On October 25, 2018, over fifty thousand military personnel braved chilly Scandinavian weather to begin Operation Trident Juncture—a ma...
How North Korean Assassins Barely Missed South Korea’s President
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The horrifying event is captured by a Japanese cameraman. *Here's What You Need to Remember: * There is a tradition amongst North Korean agents: if capture is inevitable, they would sooner die taking as many pursuers with them as possible. He pulls out a hand grenade—which promptly explodes. The blast blows of both his hands and injured dozens of civilians. It is 10 AM October 9, 1983. South Korea’s President Chun Doo-hwan is in the capital of Burma on a state visit. It is no secret his military government is struggling. The Republic of Korea may...
'Raising a Flag Over the Reichstag': Who Took This Famous World War II Photograph?
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Soviet photographer Yevgeni Khaldei staged many iconic photos during World War II. *Here's What You Need to Know*: While his most memorable image may have been staged, a body of work which worthy of note remains. The image of Red Army soldiers hoisting their hammer and sickle emblazoned banner atop the Reichstag, the seat of the German parliament, is a classic photo of World War II, an image that told the world Nazi Germany was at last finished. Since that photograph has long symbolized the end of the greatest armed conflict ever known...
SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Test Flight Ends with Another Kaboom
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
SpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing.
CDPQ's First Step Into Taiwan's Renewable Energy Market
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
Sandy Bhadare of ICLG reports CDPQ invests USD 2.7 billion in Taiwan offshore wind farm: An offshore wind farm project in Taiwan has received a USD 2.7 billion investment from Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). *CDPQ’s co-investment into the 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Greater Changhua 1) alongside local investor Cathay PE, will result in their acquisition of a 50% stake in the wind farm.* Greater Changhua 1 is being developed and constructed by Ørsted. Ørsted recently secured consent from the United Kingdom’s secretary...
Death Threat Against 11-Year-Old Activist Outrages Colombia
AP News, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A social media death threat aimed at an 11-year-old environmental activist has roused outrage in Colombia, a nation where attacks on social leaders are common and threats are taken seriously.
Did Myanmar Use Dominion or Smartmatic Election Software?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Myanmar underwent a military coup.
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*Justin Hayward, "The Way of the World"*
Israeli Cabinet Minister Says US Will Never Attack a 'Nuclear Iran'. Israel May Have to Act Alone
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Tzachi Hanegbi, who is now Israel's settlement affairs minister, attends a meeting at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 31, 2018. © REUTERS / FRANCOIS LENOIR *Times of Israel:* *Minister says US will never attack Iran nuclear facilities; Israel may act alone * *Tzachi Hanegbi, a close ally of Netanyahu, says in the future there ‘may be no choice’ other than an Israeli strike to prevent a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic * A Likud minister close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the US will never attack Iran’s nuclear program, and I...
No, Opposites Do Not Attract
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Unlike magnets, people tend to be attracted to those who are similar – not opposite – to themselves.
Did Publix Heiress Donate $300K To Fund the Capitol Riot?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed a major donor to the Trump campaign.
EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and Why the Different Names Matter
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Why does one country have two different names?
Do We Really Need to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The 10,000 step target has more to do with marketing than scientific fact.
Is ‘Squeez Bacon’ a Real Product?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The "fully cooked 100% bacon paste that could be squeezed from a tube" allegedly has its roots in WWII.
People in Myanmar Honk Horns, Bang on Pots to Protest Coup
AP News, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Scores of people in Myanmar's largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country's military.
The Uses of Captain Tom
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Why Captain Tom Moore became the face of Britain in the age of Covid says a lot. I'm reminded of what old Plekhanov wrote about the role of personality in history. Figures of historic import rise from the multitude because they cohere and personify the blur of social forces that make them. Ordinarily, this fate is reserved for political figures and we've had reason to write on Jeremy Corbyn in this regard as well as other, um, well known personalities. But Captain Tom? Not a politician by any stretch, but someone whose role has proven indespensible for managing the politics of this...
Did an Aerobics Video Show Parts of Myanmar Coup?
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Khing Hnin Wai's regular exercise video near Myanmar's parliament may have accidentally earned a place in the history books.
Newsmax Host Walks-Off Set During Segment With Mike Lindell
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Mike Lindell (MyPillow guy) was being interviewed by Newsmax about Big Tech targeting and the suspension of his Twitter account. As soon as Lindell remarked about why he was targeted, Newsmax host Bob Sellers interrupts to deliver a legal message … Continue reading → The post Newsmax Host Walks-Off Set During Segment With Mike Lindell appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Massive Global Demand For Silver And Gold Coins
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: A quality control agent examines a 2013 enhanced silver eagle silver coin at the United States West Point Mint facility in West Point, New York June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton *Reuters*: *Gold, silver coin demand surging, straining U.S. Mint's capacity * NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States Mint said on Tuesday it was unable to meet surging demand for its gold and silver bullion coins in 2020 and through January, due partly to pandemic-driven demand and plant capacity issues. Sales of U.S. gold bullion coins rose 258% in 2020 while silver coin demand was u...
Fun with Maps
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 5 hours ago
Seafood consumption in Asia per capita per year. This map is for Mike W, an Australian, living in Thailand, sending me e-mail about the delicious Thai food that he’s eating. I do like Thai food, but I can’t eat it as hot as the Thais do. It’s not so much going down as it […] The post Fun with Maps appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Sentenced To Prison For 2 Years And 8 Months
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Moscow Times:* *As It Happened: Navalny Sentenced to 2 Years and 8 Months in Penal Colony * A Moscow court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months in a penal colony, defying tens of thousands of his supporters who had rallied in his support since his return to Russia and Western governments who had urged for his immediate release. Navalny, 44, was detained on Jan. 17 when he returned to Moscow from Berlin, where he had spent months recovering from a near-fatal poisoning attack in August he blames on President Vladimir Putin. His arrest triggered ...
Amend: The Fight For America
Gerard N. Magliocca, Balkinization - 5 hours ago
Netflix is releasing a new six-part documentary on the Fourteenth Amendment that will air on February 17th. I'm proud to say that I played a small part in this project. And I'm excited by the prospect that public awareness of the Fourteenth Amendment might be increased through this film. Here is the trailer.
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