Monday, March 01, 2021

1 March - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquin supplies
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago
Those readers wishing to obtain these ‘Covid’ cures and preventatives should first seek medical advice: (a waste of time in Australia) www.indiamart.com https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Valuheart-Heartworm-Tablets-for-Large-Dogs-21-40kg-6-Pack-Monthly-Dosage/224136392544?epid=1611348822&hash=item342f91ef60:g:F8QAAOSw4ABfLlVh Vitamin D from a US dietician who recommends 50,000 IU vitamin D at the first sign of illness for at least 3 days, then taper down once symptoms begin to improve. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7190003/ […]
Never pay a fine. Vengeful cops forced to withdraw penalty
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 17 hours ago
It’s time people rise up against this Covid tyranny https://www.larryhannigan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WE-WON-Police-forced-to-WITHDRAW-revenge-Covid-fine-today.mp4?_=4
"Excellence..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
"Excellence Is not a skill. It is an attitude" - Ralph Marston "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." - Satchell Paige
These 5 Wars in Asia Rank Among the Worst in History
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* As late as the 1970s, war raged across Southeast Asia. *Here's What You Need to Know*: These wars rank among the worst in history. Today, Asia is in one of its most peaceful periods in modern history. All current political posturing aside, Asia today is a peaceful place where economic growth continues at a largely brisk pace. Hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty in the last four decades, and in China alone, the new middle class is larger than the entire population of the United States. It hasn’t always been this way. As late as the...
How a Failed Congressional Initiative Created The First Guided Missile Ship
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* Congress wanted to limit the size and cost of battleships. *Here's What You Need to Know*: *Mississippi* conducted missile tests for four years before decommissioning in 1956. The world’s first guided-missile battleship could trace its origins, oddly enough, to a failed Congressional attempt to limit the size and cost of battleships. In 1915, the United States laid down USS *Mississippi* (BB-23), second of her name and the first of a class of two pre-dreadnoughts intended to stem the growth in naval construction costs. Congress, embittered by ...
Analysis: IMF’s 10 demands to sign an agreement with Argentina
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Speculation on the timing for signing a new program aside, these are Washington's diagnosis and premises to allow the country to defer the payment of its US$45 billion debt. Regardless of the timing, sooner or later the Argentine government will sign a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to […] The post Analysis: IMF’s 10 demands to sign an agreement with Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Daily Brief 2021-02-28
[image: The Daily Brief 2021-02-28] This is a summary of *1* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Iran, Israel*. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Israel Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Israeli defense chief says ‘initial assessment’ is Iran’s behind attack on cargo ship Israeli defense chief says ‘initial assessment’ is Iran’s behind attack on cargo ship Published *2021-02-28 00:21:42* by *News Desk* in *Iran, Israel* BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Sa...
France’s Sarkozy Convicted of Corruption, Sentenced to Jail
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
Two indigenous leaders murdered in Peruvian Amazon for denouncing drug traffickers
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "The government is negligent toward so many things we are experiencing", denounces Berlin Diques, one of the leaders who in December alerted the government of death threats against indigenous leaders. Two indigenous leaders of the Cacataibo ethnic group, Herasmo García Grau and Yenes Ríos Bonsano, have been murdered this week in […] The post Two indigenous leaders murdered in Peruvian Amazon for denouncing drug traffickers appeared first on The Rio Times.
Must Watch & Share: Canadian Frontline Nurse's Press Conference. Public Education on Lockdown & Extreme Covid Measures
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
* hattip yaya* *Yaya has two videos embedded for viewing. I've listened to the one below. Imminently more sane then the bizarre spin from the talking heads, political classes and the herd.* *Youtube hasn't taken it down yet.. *
Tropical cyclone developing near the coast of Queensland, Australia
A near-stationary tropical low positioned off the north Queensland coast, Australia is expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone on Tuesday morning (LT), March 2, 2021, and be named Niran. At 08:00 UTC on March 1, the center of the tropical low was located about...... Read more »
Brazil could be seen as a country risking humankind, cautions Monica de Bolle
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The economist alerts that the process will increase economic recovery challenges for emerging countries. Monica de Bolle, researcher at Johns Hopkins University and Peterson Institute, both in Washington (USA), believes that unequal vaccination will amplify the economic recovery challenges of emerging countries, with many of them isolated from the tourism industry, […] The post Brazil could be seen as a country risking humankind, cautions Monica de Bolle appeared first on The Rio Times.
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 15 hours ago
*Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”*
Protest at Space X in California
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
*Satellites, rockets, and 5G on earth and in sky.What is the cost to health and the environment?5G SpaceX Satellite Protest* *March 19, 2021 * *10:00 AM – 2:00 PM1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne, CaliforniaParking limited—Uber or bus recommended* Join us and people around the world as we demand an immediate halt to 5G satellites & technology on earth & in space unless proven safe... as we call for safer and wiser technology options. Up to 100,000 low earth orbit satellites, complementary earth base stations & millions more cell antennas (aka User Terminals) have been approved by ...
Merkel can use the Ace card, the truth, facts
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Merkel should go on live TV, show the clip of Prof John Bell, making it clear the AZ jab is designed to sterilize i.e. injure, mention the criminal probes in Larisa, Greece, and announce and inquiry. * *To try to force her to go on TV and be injected live with a dangerous experimental jab is grotesque, inhumane and brutal. The suspicion is that she has fallen out of favour with the private banksters, royals because she refused to join a doomed alliance against China perhaps by starting a WW1 style conflgaration in the Balkans, Russia. Instead of thanking her for averting nuclear...
Musical Interlude: Simon & Garfunkel, "The Boxer"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 16 hours ago
*Simon & Garfunkel, "The Boxer"*
Why Russia and China Are Cooperating on Ballistic Missiles
East Asia Forum, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*East Asia Forum* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC24LL9V7NFM&share=true] It appears the Sino-Russian partnership is only growing. During the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in October 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia and China are cooperating on developing a ballistic missile early warning system (BMEWS). Putin underscored that such cooperation demonstrates the high level of trust between the two countries. Beijing’s first efforts to develop and build a BMEWS and anti-miss...
Climate Change Threatens the U.S. Navy’s Main Base in Norfolk, Virginia
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* No American naval installation is more important than Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the world. *Here's What You Need to Know*: A combination of climate change and defense austerity makes the United States particularly vulnerable. What if the U.S. Navy’s main base in Norfolk, Virginia sinks? It could happen. And it’s not an isolated problem, as climate change alters coastlines all over the world. A report from the American Security Project identifies Naval Station Norfolk as America’s fifth most endangered military base. The...
Mote in Your Own Eye
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
This blog remains, as far as I am aware, blocked in Russia. (Am receiving messages it is not currently blocked, at least on several major ISPs, which is good news). It is, to the best of my knowledge, the only western political blog of wide readership which advocates stripping Russia of all the colonial possessions it obtained contemporaneously with, indeed in competition with, the growth of the British Empire. That a blog which champions Independence for, inter alia, Dagestan, Chechnya and Tatarstan, and which says Crimea should be given back to the Tatars, is condemned by the poli...
A third of top UK firms emit enough CO2 to push up global warming by 2.7C–Latest Guardian Lies
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Cheshire Red Even by Guardian standards, this has to be one of the most mendacious, not to mention absurd, articles yet: Three out of 10 of the UK’s biggest public companies emit carbon dioxide at a rate that would contribute significantly to the climate crisis, according to analysis […]
Lockdowns have killed millions
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
And while almost all the people who have died of covid have died in rich countries and been old, the vast majority of people who have died of lockdown have died in poor countries and been young.
Uruguay: from good management of the pandemic to bad economic figures
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While for ex-president Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguay tackled the pandemic with "the concept of responsible freedom: there was never compulsory confinement", for opposition Frente Amplio, the government of Luis Lacalle Pou failed to invest what was necessary and cut public spending by 15%. Throughout the pandemic, Uruguay recorded 53,973 infections and […] The post Uruguay: from good management of the pandemic to bad economic figures appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Will the New Long Range Discrimination Radar Help Take Out Nuclear Missiles?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, America* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETWHHKSAB&share=true] The LRDR is almost ready for action and will help protect the American mainland. Nuclear-armed missiles speeding through space, and even hypersonic weapons traveling at five times the speed of sound, may soon have much more difficulty breaking through advanced Pentagon missile defenses. This is due to a soon-to-be-completed new Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) system built to find and destroy fast-approaching threats traveling beyond the...
Paraguay is key link in South American drug trafficking network, investigation finds
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The latest news of large seizures of cocaine from Paraguay in Germany, Belgium and the Ivory Coast, as well as the dismantling of a drug production center in Alto Paraguay, seem to fully confirm the conclusions of the investigation into organized crime in the Triple Frontier, with the country in […] The post Paraguay is key link in South American drug trafficking network, investigation finds appeared first on The Rio Times.
Undersea Threat: How Chinese Submarines Could Strike an Aircraft Carrier
David Axe, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC155FFAA2D0&share=true] No ship is unsinkable and China has sent submarines close to carriers before. *Key Point*: In the last 20-30 years, Beijing has built a world-class navy. In fact, China could plausible threaten and destroy a carrier today. In 1995 and 1996, Taiwanese politicians signaled greater support for declaring their island country officially independent of China. Beijing’s response was swift, forceful … and ultimately an embarrassment to China. The Chinese ...
Where Do Submarines Fit in 21st-Century Warfare?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Americas* Submarines may not grant the same element of surprise they did in years past, but they still have a major role to play in America's national defense. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* If the sub and its human crew must keep their distance to avoid anti-access defenses, will UUVs—robots without human intuition and powers of observation—provide an adequate substitute? S’pose Bryan Clark has it right. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) analyst and retired U.S. Navy commander *postulates* that *a technological revolution ...
How a pre-Incan civilization thrived in the Chilean Atacama desert thanks to a natural super-fertilizer
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on earth; it has seen no rain at all in years. The water shortage was addressed using water from oases and complex irrigation systems. For soil nutrients, the solution they hit upon – centuries before the arrival of the […] The post How a pre-Incan civilization thrived in the Chilean Atacama desert thanks to a natural super-fertilizer appeared first on The Rio Times.
7th spectacular paroxysm at Etna volcano produces heavy ashfall, Italy
A sudden increase in volcanic tremor detected at Etna's Southeast Crater at 07:44 UTC on Sunday morning, February 28, 2021, quickly led to another spectacular paroxysm -- the 7th since February 16. This paroxysmal episode was characterized by a remarkable...... Read more »
Links 3/1/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Agriculture and livestock saved Paraguay during pandemic
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to ex-Minister of Finance Santiago Peña, the country's development is strongly linked to agribusiness and the best example of this was 2020, when "we experienced the pandemic situation, a total shutdown for a long time, and what saved Paraguay, what allowed the country to continue growing was the livestock agricultural […] The post Agriculture and livestock saved Paraguay during pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Coronavirus Ecuador: pilot plan to reopen schools amid Covid-19 pandemic
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Emergency Operations Committee (COE), in charge of addressing the covid-19 pandemic in Ecuador, on Sunday announced that it will resume pilot plans in 77 educational institutions, within the framework of a progressive, safe and voluntary back-to-school process. Ecuadorian Minister of Education Monserrat Creamer announced in a press conference that the […] The post Coronavirus Ecuador: pilot plan to reopen schools amid Covid-19 pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ford in Brazil: 160 dealerships to either close or migrate to other brands
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ford's decision to stop producing cars in Brazil and become only an importer of premium models, announced in January, will eliminate at least 160 dealerships in the market that will either shut down or try to migrate to other brands. The Ford network has 283 points of sale in the hands […] The post Ford in Brazil: 160 dealerships to either close or migrate to other brands appeared first on The Rio Times.
Cannabis-infused beverage sales up 40%, helped by consumers seeking convenient products
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Sales of cannabis-infused beverages are up 40% from a year ago as companies bank on new consumers to the marijuana market finding THC and CBD drinks familiar and convenient. Cannabis-infused beverage sales up 40%, helped by consumers seeking convenient products is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
With ICUs at full capacity, Brazil’s South adopts restrictive measures and disperses lockdown violators with tear gas
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group violating curfew was dispersed by the Paraná state police, where the governor is aligned to Bolsonaro. "Not even if beds were infinite would there be capacity for care," alerts health manager. Paraná dawned last Saturday, February 27th under a lockdown. Only essential services are allowed, and circulation on the […] The post With ICUs at full capacity, Brazil’s South adopts restrictive measures and disperses lockdown violators with tear gas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trafficking wild animals to China endangers Latin America’s endemic species
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China has become the largest importer and main market for endangered species, said Rodrigo Medellín Legorreta, researcher at the Institute of Ecology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The "illegal trade in wild animals and plants is the fourth largest illegal activity in the world," only after human, […] The post Trafficking wild animals to China endangers Latin America’s endemic species appeared first on The Rio Times.
Beyond “Silicon Island”: How Brazil’s Santa Catarina state is attracting startups inland
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Florianópolis is known as the Brazilian Silicon Island. But other regions in Santa Catarina are mobilizing to set up innovation ecosystems. Many associate Santa Catarina's economy with the tourism generated by its beaches - but the state has been surfing a different wave in the past decades: startups. The share of […] The post Beyond “Silicon Island”: How Brazil’s Santa Catarina state is attracting startups inland appeared first on The Rio Times.
“I absolutely stand by the validity of the science” says author of energy field paper now flagged by journal
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
An integrative health journal has issued an expression of concern for an article it published two years ago last month about the “human biofield” and related topics after receiving complaints that the piece lacked scientific “validity.” The article, “Energy Medicine: Current Status and Future Perspectives,” appeared in Global Advances in Health and Medicine, a SAGE … Continue reading “I absolutely stand by the validity of the science” says author of energy field paper now flagged by journal
Venezuelans protest femicide after three women killed
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hundreds of Venezuelans protested on Saturday, February 27th, following the murders of three young women last week, in a rally against femicide in the South American nation. Human rights activists have warned that the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened gender-related violence globally, with independent online initiative Monitor de Femicidios estimating there […] The post Venezuelans protest femicide after three women killed appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Forces Transfer New Batch of Daesh Terrorists to Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 18 hours ago
The US military has airlifted members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases illegally occupied by its forces in Dayr al-Zawr province, say local reports. Syria’s official news agency SANA, citing local sources, said on Sunday that US helicopters conducted the operation in al-Shadadi, a suburban of Hasakah, taking … Continue reading U.S. Forces Transfer New Batch of Daesh Terrorists to Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr →
Biden’s renewables push in a fossil fuel world
Vijay Raj Jayaraj, CFACT - 18 hours ago
President Biden has declared war on Fossil fuels. He is also pushing for an end to international funding for fossil fuels in foreign countries. But do these ambitious plans to curb fossil use and reduce emissions make any sense when the majority of world’s primary energy is still derived from fossil fuels? And how do [...] The post Biden’s renewables push in a fossil fuel world appeared first on CFACT.
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
* Boston Schools Will Suspend New Advanced Learning Classes -- Because They Have Too Many Whites and Asians* * They just will not admit that most blacks cannot do demanding mental work* A program at Boston Public Schools (BPS) for high-performing 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be suspended for a year while administrators figure out how to reduce the number of whites and Asians in the selective program. Boston schools are nearly 80 percent black and Hispanic while the program, known as Advanced Work Classes, has 70 percent white and Asian enrollment. Obviously, the reason for that ...
India considers long-term economic ties with the Philippines, to boost Indo-Pacific initiative
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
01-Mar-2021 In an effort to reduce China's influence in ASEAN's third-largest economy, the Modi government is planning to make rapid inroads in the Philippines.
LA's Microsoft Daily Pass Ends the Era of Uncle Ben-adryl & Tylenol School Days
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
DO YOU AGREE TO COMMIT TO THE SAFEST BEHAVIORS POSSIBLE AND IN DOING SO KEEPING THE SCHOOLS SAFER? So asks the LA Unified School District Covid QR code admission ticket app. Do you promise to love, honor and obey Bill...
The Not So Discreet (sic) Trial Training of Moderna Pfizer "Passports"
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Discrete Trial Training is a teaching method used in Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy, aka ABA. ABA is considered the scientific "gold standard" of early intervention and school age therapy for autism. Today, it seems worldwide Federal governments, media, social media...
Recent Judge Rakoff Decision May Curb Private Equity Leverage Abuses By Pinning Liability on Directors of Selling Company
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Some of the worst private equity practices, like buyers pulling out more cash at closing than they put in, were targeted by a recent ruling.
How Does the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Compare to Other Coronavirus Vaccines? 4 Questions Answered
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Why the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be seen as a contender.
Slow-moving fireball over the United Kingdom, meteorites possible in Gloucestershire
A large slow-moving fireball was observed over the United Kingdom at around 21:55 UTC on February 28, 2021. Meteorites may have been dropped in Gloucestershire. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 846 reports by early March 1. The event was recorded on many...... Read more »
Global Defense Spending Continues To Grow
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*Fenella McGerty, IISS*: *Global defence-spending on the up, despite economic crunch* Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent 3.5% contraction in global economic output in 2020, global defence-spending was resilient with real growth matching the higher rate achieved in 2019. However, even with a potential uplift in European spending, this increase could slow in 2021 as the defence budget of the United States flattens and growth in Asia-Pacific slows. Global defence spending reached US$1.83 trillion in 2020, a 3.9% annual uplift in real terms. As a proportion of G...
Five Most Popular Posts in February
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 18 hours ago
What was the action like on the blog this February just passed? 1. On Labour's Poll Collapse 2. The Uses of Captain Tom 3. Boris Johnson and Thatcherism 4. The Right Wing Defence of Starmerism 5. The Green Threat to Labour Keir Starmer and Starmerism was always going to feature this month as it became increasingly clear the strategy *isn't working*. Indeed, addressing Labour's reversals in the polls duly went to the top of my particular pops. Next up was the political uses of the nation's granddad, and then a few chin stokes about Tory strategy during and after Coronavirus. The probl...
Unemployment, hunger forces average Mexicans into sex work
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of women and youg men in Mexico City into sex work, including many who had left the trade behind. The coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of women in Mexico City into sex work, including many who had left the trade behind. But whether through […] The post Unemployment, hunger forces average Mexicans into sex work appeared first on The Rio Times.
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
* Amidst Global Warming Hysteria, NASA Expects Global Cooling* Please consider "NASA Sees Climate Cooling Trend Thanks to Low Sun Activity". “We see a cooling trend,” said Martin Mlynczak of NASA’s Langley Research Center. “High above Earth’s surface, near the edge of space, our atmosphere is losing heat energy. If current trends continue, it could soon set a Space Age record for cold.” The new data is coming from NASA’s Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry or SABER instrument, which is onboard the space agency’s Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energet...
U.S. Air Force Tying To Determine The Right Numbers And Mix Of Fighter Jets And Robotic Fighter Jets
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 19 hours ago
Boeing illustration *National Defense:* *BREAKING: Robo-Jets Part of Mix for Air Force TacAir Study * Robotic fighter jets — now in their experimental phase — will be part of an upcoming study to determine the right numbers and mix of Air Force tactical aircraft, the service’s Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., said Feb. 25. Brown on Feb. 17 announced that he wanted a tactical air study to determine the right mix of new and legacy tactical aircraft the service will need in the future. As this study will be looking 10 to 15 years in the future, it will have to consider ...
São Paulo fines over 40 establishments for curfew violation
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the state government, the establishments were found in violation of the rule restricting circulation, opening hours or the rules that require the mandatory wearing of masks and social distancing inside the venues. The inspection is a joint operation between the Health Surveillance Agency, the State Police and PROCON-SP. […] The post São Paulo fines over 40 establishments for curfew violation appeared first on The Rio Times.
Memes that made me laugh 47
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
From the last week around the Interwebs. More next week. Peter
Argentina maintains land border with Brazil closed until March 12th
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Argentine government has decided to extend the closure of air and land borders with Brazil until at least March 12th. The new health minister Carla Vizzotti, who took over from Ginés González García after the revelation that over 70 people close to the government had been vaccinated, justifies the […] The post Argentina maintains land border with Brazil closed until March 12th appeared first on The Rio Times.