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FSA survey shows date label confusion
Joe Whitworth, Food Safety News - 29 minutes ago
A poll of adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has revealed that half of them do not always check the use-by date on food before eating it. Findings show that 44 percent view use-by dates as a useful guide and half of adults surveyed could not identify the correct definition for a use-by date.... Continue Reading

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I LOVE State Farm
David Henderson, Econlib - 6 hours ago
My home in coastal California is insured with State Farm, both for regular coverage and for earthquake coverage. Yesterday I received a post card in the mail from State Farm. The whole thing (almost) is worth quoting: When and where will wildfire protection services begin? Beginning April 1, 2021 [DRH note: this means it has […] The post I LOVE State Farm appeared first on Econlib.
Biden Allows Dakota Access Pipeline Oil to Flow: Endangering Water and the Future
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Photo by Ryan Vizzions Standing Rock 2016Biden Delivers Disappointment on the Dakota Access PipelineApril 9, 2021By EarthjusticeToday, the Biden administration announced that it will not take immediate action to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline while the government conducts a court-ordered environmental review. The controversial pipeline has been transporting toxic crude oil near the Standing
Schadenfraud
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
Germans scale back on wind energy The German government loves to talk about the importance of green energies, but when it comes to their expansion, it is in fact doing the opposite: Old wind turbines are being removed without being replaced by new generation turbines. Perhaps it’s beginning dawn on the German government that… Continue reading →
Narrow Victory, Supreme Court Blocks California COVID Compliance Ministry From Stopping In-Home Bible Study
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
In a narrow 5-4 ruling the Supreme Court has blocked California from stopping in-home bible study groups from their religious assembly. Chief Justice Roberts joined the three leftist judges Kagan, Bryer and Sotomayor. [pdf link here] Apparently the first amendment barely survived this visit by the high court. ♦ Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, […] The post Narrow Victory, Supreme Court Blocks California COVID Compliance Ministry From Stopping In-Home Bible Study appeared first on The Last Refuge .
Armin van Buuren feat. Susana - Shivers
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
The winner of *A State of Trance*'s top 1,000 no less.
As many as 246 Michigan residents considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were later diagnosed with the virus & three have died
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
The cases were reported between Jan. 1 and March 31, and the 246 had a positive test 14 or more days after the last dose in the vaccine series, said Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, in an email. “Some of these individuals may ultimately be excluded from this list … Continue reading As many as 246 Michigan residents considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were later diagnosed with the virus & three have died →
UK Environment Agency and Local Councils Invest Heavily in Agrochemical Giants – Revealed
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
As I always suspected. My forays into persuading local council (NZ) against the use of pesticides an uphill no win most of the time. Small concessions but they cannot see life without agrochem or perhaps the perks that may go with that? EWR From Sustainable Pulse News in the United Kingdom has revealed that the … Continue reading UK Environment Agency and Local Councils Invest Heavily in Agrochemical Giants – Revealed →
War on Cash: The Next Phase
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
via Health Impact News by James RickardsThe Daily Reckoning Excerpts: With so much news about an economic reopening, a border crisis, massive government spending and exploding deficits, it’s easy to overlook the ongoing war on cash. That’s a mistake because it has serious implications not only for your money, but for your privacy and personal … Continue reading War on Cash: The Next Phase →
Syria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis
[image: Syria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Revolution, announced that the Baniyas refinery will return to work after the availability of crude oil that was delivered from Iran. The agency quoted the general director of the aforementioned refinery as saying: “The refinery has returned to work and took off with its basic units after a one-month hiatus due to the stoppage of crude oil. Continue reading Syria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis at AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصد...
Russian MiG-31 intercepts hypersonic weapons for first time ever in the Arctic
[image: Russian MiG-31 intercepts hypersonic weapons for first time ever in the Arctic] BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – For the first time ever, supersonic weapons interceptors and their carriers were being trained in the Arctic. Sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the MiG-31BM fighters of the Pacific Fleet destroyed targets simulating bombers with hypersonic missiles in the stratosphere in the Arctic Circle. According to the sources, the target was attacked from a height of about 20,000 meters and at a speed of Mach 2.5. Continue reading...
A feasible, zero-carbon petroleum replacement scheme for the USA?
Engineer-Poet, The Ergosphere - 4 hours ago
I may have good news on the feasibility front. It's got something to offend everyone, so it's probably decent on the merits. I've been through the energy numbers for energy-assisted (carbon lossless) conversion of biomass to fuels, and they are surprisingly achieveable. I don't have the numbers for energy losses as sensible heat (I did a very detailed spreadsheet on that stuff for a patent
A-12: This Plane Was Meant to Be the Ultimate of Ultimate Spy Planes
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *A-12, * The CIA’s new spy plane was to be built from radar-absorbent materials, fly at supersonic speeds, and feature a cutting-edge electronic countermeasures suite. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The A-12 project turned out to be dead on arrival, in large part for reasons that had nothing to do with the aircraft’s performance. In the years following the 1960 downed U-2 fiasco, the Kennedy administration moved to cease all illegal aerial reconnaissance missions over Soviet territory, undermining the A-12’s core purpose. A worthy successor to the iconic U-...
A Standoff: Why Russia and Ukraine Each Do Not Want to Strike First
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *War in Ukraine, Europe* [image: War in Ukraine] Both countries have mobilized their armed forces for a potential escalation in the war in eastern Ukraine, but Moscow and Kiev both have reasons to hold off for now. Russia and Ukraine are exchanging verbal barbs and mobilizing troops along either side of the contested Donbass region, but has the conflict really entered a new escalatory phase? Clashes between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists in Donbass have intensified in recent weeks. Observers noted a sharp uptick in Ukraine’s regular shelling act...
A U.S. Aircraft Carrier's Greatest Enemy Isn't China or Russia
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* Fire and fatigue present much more immediate danger. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Past aircraft carrier disasters offer lessons for today. Two deadly collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in June and August 2017 may have cost the lives of up to sixteen sailors, leading the Navy to declare a day-long operational pause to reflect upon its safety culture. That such similar accidents took place in such close proximity reflects stresses and failings common to the maritime fighting branch. Indeed, the recent spate of collisions e...
Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier: The Navy's Unsinkable Warship?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* The role that the Essex-class aircraft carrier played in World War II can't be understated. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Not a single one of the *Essex-*class carriers built during World War II was lost to the enemy, though several had sustained intensive damage. "This was because of how well built the ships were, but also how well the crews were trained." The role that the *Essex*-class aircraft carrier played in World War II can't be understated. The ships have been called the backbone of the United States Navy—which ordered t...
The Marines are Preparing to Assault South China Sea Islands
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *, * This latest exercise is just the latest in the Corps’ mission to become leaner and faster. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *n addition to modified missile-toting JLTVs, the Corps has also moved to divest all of their tank battalions, as well as a large amount of their artillery. They’ve also finally started fielding the long-awaited Assault Amphibious Vehicle replacement. As a part of Exercise Noble Fury, Sailors and Marines with the 3rd Marine Division practiced island assault techniques that could be used in a future fight in the Pacific. During the exer...
Could America's Last Battleship Sink a New Stealth Destroyer?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, * It would not be a very even fight. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Even assuming Wisconsin remained afloat, it is unlikely that she would be able to continue combat with her superstructure and decks in flames, and her ends riddled with holes. The onslaught would almost certainly destroy her advanced sensors and communications equipment, as well as the Harpoon missile launchers. What would happen if the US Navy’s latest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) fought against the Navy’s last battleship, the USS Wisconsin (BB-64)? Fireworks. Let us...
Why the SR-71 Blackbird Could Never Remain a Secret
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Cold War History, Americas* Between secrets being hard to keep and politics, the SR-71 was soon announced to the public. *Key point: *Many technologies are hard to keep under wraps forever. Consider for instance, both the Blackbird and the Nighthawk. There are few secret projects like U.S. Air Force black projects, and that was certainly the case for the famed SR-71 Blackbird. *This article appeared earlier and is being republished due to reader interest.* The SR-71 was no ordinary aircraft but a big, beautiful and state-of-the-art spy plane designed in the ...
Putin's Secret Weapon: Russia’s 200 Knot Supercavitating Torpedoes
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Russian Navy, Europe* [image: Russian Navy] This Russian torpedo is unique and the fastest in the world. *Key point: *If close enough, this speedy weapon could take out an enemy warship with great surprise. Yet, the torpedoes are so loud that, if far enough away, there would be plenty of time for an enemy ship to both react and shoot back. Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. The shock of such a breakthrough system would turn an entire field of warfare on its head, as potential adversaries scramb...
$1,400 Stimulus Check Gone? An $8,000 Child Tax Credit Might Be Coming.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Check] Families potentially could get back as a tax credit as much as half of their overall spending on child care for children under the age of thirteen, up to $4,000 for a single child, and $8,000 for two or more children. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have announced via their latest update that more than twenty-five million coronavirus stimulus checks worth $36 billion have been disbursed this week to cash-starved Americans. To date, this fourth batch of stimulus checks now brings the total number of pay...
Bearing Witness To Crisis In Yemen
Harry Tarpey, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Harry Tarpey* *Yemen, Middle East* “Hunger Ward” sheds light on the humanitarian costs of U.S. policy towards the Arabian Peninsula. Skye Fitzgerald is no stranger to human suffering. In some ways, he seeks it out: as a documentary filmmaker, his work has taken him to some of the world’s worst conflict zones, where his films bear witness to humanitarian crises as they unfold. His latest, *Hunger Ward**,* follows two women healthcare workers in war-torn Yemen, Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi, as they fight to thwart the spread of starvation among infants and children. ...
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Headed to College Students? It Depends.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, * [image: Stimulus Check College] According to the IRS, it depends. If one is defined as a dependent college student—meaning parents claim him or her on their income tax return—the individual who claims the student can get up to a one-time $1,400 stimulus check. Then it would be up to the parent to decide whether or not to pass on those funds to their child. In an enormous effort to provide much-needed cash to millions of financially struggling Americans, the Internal Revenue Service has sent out one hundred fifty-six million coronavirus relie...
This Battleship Committed What Might Be the Most Tragic Suicide Ever
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *World War II History, Asia* [image: World War II History] Battleships were outmoded with the advent of the airplane, but not many nations realized this just yet. *Key point: *Battleships were taken out with alarming swiftness during the early stages of World War II. So in the end, the fate of the Yamato should not have been so surprising. In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a difficult decision: it would sacrifice the largest, most powerful battleships ever built to protect Okinawa, the gateway to Japan’s Home Islands. The decision sealed the fate of ...
You say "subdual," he says "subdural!"
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 6 hours ago
* SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021* *Let's call this gong-show off:* In Saturday morning's New York Times, Tim Arango did a decent job reporting the Derek Chauvin trial. What happened during Friday's court session? Arango's report starts like this: ARANGO ET AL (4/10/21): In a trial where many key figures have spent hours on the stand, the prosecution whipped through one of their most anticipated witnesses, the doctor who performed George Floyd’s official autopsy, in a mere 50 minutes on Friday. The reasons for their haste became clear as the witness, Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin Coun...
UK COLUMN News
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Three videos from UK Column, an excellent channel that will update you on events in the UK. See below videos at YT for further info. 7th April Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYRxGUpf_M 9th April Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ou5FP2_xk No Smoke Without Fire Part 4 Vaccines : Lies Damned Lies & Statistics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9mMTDSrzY UK Column 90.7K subscribers Join former NHS Nurse Debi Evans and … Continue reading UK COLUMN News →
Vicious online attack on Dr. Vernon Coleman – he says goodbye
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
From seemorerocks.is A vicious attack on Dr. Vernon Coleman – he says goodbye https://seemorerocks.is/27924-2/?fbclid=IwAR3n_HqxLtvye6RkxvaB1b9p4jyttVQ2RMmZ2K-fi9HCpt8VXSJJRp0501E Photo: Screenshot (Dr Coleman at Bitchute)
Some American households may have received $60-70,000 in pandemic relief
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
Who would consider going back to work? In some states the figure is as high as $100,000. The unemployment insurance benefits paired existing state-level weekly aid with a federal payment ranging from $600/week under the CARES Act to $300 per week under the American Rescue Plan Act. The aid was also extended to workers who usually do not qualify for unemployment benefits, including gig economy workers and independent contractors. Unemployed workers could continue to claim unemployment insurance benefits past the usual 26-week window during the pandemic. Take, for example, a marr...
An Insiders Perspective on President Trump’s Claims of Election Fraud From Legal Counsel John Eastman
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
“What Really Happened? An Insider’s Perspective on Representing the President and Claims of Election Fraud” – an interview with Professor John Eastman, scholar of Constitutional law and Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, moderated by Amber Athey, Washington Editor of Spectator USA and Tony Blankley Senior Fellow with Steamboat Institute: Professor John Eastman was retained […] The post An Insiders Perspective on President Trump’s Claims of Election Fraud From Legal Counsel John Eastman appeared first on The Last Refuge.
My Covid-19 Shot
Majia's Blog, Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago
Here is my experience with Covid-19 Vaccination: I believe I had an early strain of Covid-19 in December 2019. Everyone in my family was affected. We all recovered but I experienced hyper-sensitivities with allergies and asthma that spring that troubled my breathing. These problems were resolved by Singulair. In the fall of 2020, I developed Valley Fever, a common but serious fungal infection here in AZ. I had a fever of 103 for 2 weeks and then another week at 102. I believe I am fully recovered from the valley fever and have been hiking over 25 miles a week. I was reluctant t...
"Cultural Revolution in America?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
*"Cultural Revolution in America?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "There is a whiff of unease in the air. Beneath the cheery veneer of free money for almost everyone, growing inequality and polarization are rapidly consuming what's left of common ground in America. Though there are many systemic differences between China and the U.S., humans in every nation are all still running Wetware 1.0. So it is instructive to consider what can be learned from China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and see what applies to the U.S. today. The Cultural Revolution is not an approved topic in China today...
On the death of Prince Philip
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
We received the DVD set of Downton Abbey for Christmas and are now watching it a second time. We just finished (the 2nd time) the episode where the letter between the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Dudley Ward (his mistress for 16 years) was stolen by a card shark and recovered by Mr. Bates, the valet of Lord Grantham. A thief stole it from a thief who was going to use it as blackmail. With the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, we are reminded that Elizabeth wouldn't be the Queen if the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) hadn't abdicated the throne f...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro compares measures against Covid-19 to “Venezuelan dictatorship”
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said this Saturday that the country is living in a "dictatorship" due to the restrictions that some regions of the country have implemented to prevent covid contagions and compared them to the "freedoms denied" by the "regime" of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. The statements […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro compares measures against Covid-19 to “Venezuelan dictatorship” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Colombia faces first weekend of confinement due to third Covid wave
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The main Colombian cities began this Saturday, the first weekend of strict confinements, to reduce the spread of the third wave of coronavirus after several days more than 10,000 daily infections. Bogotá, Medellin, and Barranquilla dawned this Saturday with traffic and transit lower than usual but higher than the first […] The post Colombia faces first weekend of confinement due to third Covid wave appeared first on The Rio Times.
Uruguay surpassed one million vaccinated against coronavirus: 29% of the population has already received at least one dose
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The South American country inoculated 812,374 people with the first dose and 192,788. Also, vaccination of people between 70 and 79 years of age began this day. Uruguay surpassed the one million inoculated against COVID-19, most of them with the first dose of the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine or the American […] The post Uruguay surpassed one million vaccinated against coronavirus: 29% of the population has already received at least one dose appeared first on The Rio Times.
"How It Really Is"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
And if you think *that* will ever happen...
World Bank to provide US$2 billion for vaccines in developing countries
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Bank will provide US$2 billion in funding for the purchase, development, and manufacture of vaccines by the end of April and is working with more than forty countries in this effort, said World Bank Chief Operating Officer Axel van Trotsenburg, with the goal of increasing that to US$4 […] The post World Bank to provide US$2 billion for vaccines in developing countries appeared first on The Rio Times.
Twitter blocks archivers from access to Trump’s tweet history
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 8 hours ago
Twitter blocks archivers from access to Trump’s tweet history ****News Topic 364***** Twitter says archivers can’t archive Trump’s tweets on the platform Twitter says archivers can’t archive Trump’s tweets on the platform Twitter says the ban of Trump’s personal account also means a federally preserved archive will also be banned.
Oregon CBD releases the first federally compliant CBDV rich cultivars to the US hemp market
Pamela Moore, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Independence, OR – Hemp seed producing powerhouse Oregon CBD announced their release of two triploid CBDV rich cultivars this week, the firsts of their kind. CBDV, or cannabidivarin, is one of hundreds of known cannabinoids that until recently has had little presence in the cannabis plant. Lauded for its potential medical benefits, its use by […] Oregon CBD releases the first federally compliant CBDV rich cultivars to the US hemp market is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Cases of Covid-19 in Brazil increase 701% between January and March, says Fiocruz
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of cases of covid-19 in Brazil increased by no less than 701.58% between January and March of this year, according to the latest Bulletin of the Covid-19 Observatory Fiocruz, released this Saturday, March 10. The number of deaths followed the trend and grew by 468.57% in the same […] The post Cases of Covid-19 in Brazil increase 701% between January and March, says Fiocruz appeared first on The Rio Times.
The crazy is off the charts...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*please don't participate.* If you've been "forced" to wear a filthy rag on your face, now is the time to throw it in the trash. All day long as I go about my duties for my state in life, conservative radio is my companion. The drum beat of propaganda ads telling us we're going to die if we don't wear a face diaper, and continue to socialist distance is unrelenting. Vaccinated already? Now is not the time to let your guard down, peeps. Stay locked up. WTHell? If you're vaccinated, why should you be concerned about someone who hasn't succumbed to the death vax? Dr. Michael Yead...
Washington’s Predictable Betrayal of the JCPOA Iran Nuclear Deal
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*Brian Berletic* | Team Biden's return to the deal has predictably stalled, and it's not by accident.
Broken System: Harbingers of the Coming Financial Collapse
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Some investors are already hedging for what could be the biggest financial crash of this generation.
End Economic Growth Says Monbiot
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood For years, we were assured it was all about the climate. There have of course been many hints otherwise, but COVID now seems to have given the eco-extremists confidence to come out into the open: The COVID-19 pandemic is not a random event. It is a symptom of a […]
Quarantine!
Alfred Lehmberg, alienviews - 9 hours ago
*Kept down, off, and away?* Quarantine! *by Alfred Lehmberg* Quarantine? Well, not the one provoked by COVID or any other *terrestrial *disease. No, this would be one imposed on an entirety of our aggregate humanity as a result of *attitude... ...*ours, *and *the one imposing quarantine! The effects will largely be the same. Moreover? It may be that *the quarantining *operate out of pragmatic self-protection as if *we* were the disease! Uh-oh... Those effects to which we allude? Punishing *isolation*, emotional *inbreeding*, and that existential *dread provoked thereby*... It jus...
How Corporate America Supports Racism, Hatred And Exploitation
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
If you’ve been paying even a modicum of attention to the world at large, you’ve noticed that white supremacists constitute a bit of a problem in America. They led an insurrection at our Capitol recently. They’ve been involved in many mass shootings. I, along with many others, was nearly killed by one a few years ago in Charlottesville, Va.after he tried to murder as many peaceful protesters as possible. Our police forces are brimming with white supremacist assholes. And I think they had a popular TV show about ducks and beards not too long ago. So I believe we can all admit that ...
Zambia Is The Tip Of The Tail Of The Global Dog
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
On 12 August 2021, the people of Zambia will vote to elect a new president, who will be the seventh person elected to the office since Zambia won its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 if the incumbent loses. The incumbent, President Edgar Lungu, is facing a strong challenge from Fred M’membe, the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party Zambia. M’membe knows the importance of a challenge. As the editor of The Post since its creation in 1991, M’membe has long faced malicious harassment and political persecution. The voice of M’membe’s The Post sizzled with truth-tel...
Saturday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Maxime Taquet, John Geddes, Masud Husain, Sierra Luciano and Paul Harrison study the broad and severe neurological impacts of the coronavirus. Pamela Downe and Jared Wesley survey how the public in Saskatchewan and Alberta views the response to COVID-19. And Jason Warick reports on Bishop Michael Hawkins' comment from experience as to how the Moe government is failing Saskatchewan and its people in facilitating avoidable community spread. - Jessica Wong reports on the concern with students who have fallen between the cracks of Ontario...
Why China’s Vaccine Internationalism Matters
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called it “the biggest moral test” facing the world today. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom warned of a “catastrophic moral failure” whose price would be paid with the lives of those in the world’s poorest countries. Such cautionings of inequitable global vaccine distribution have been shunted to the margins; instead, optimistic chatter of “returning to normal” is circulating once again as Global North citizens line up for their long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine. But normal, as ever, is relative: public hea...
RAH and GC send Three Letters to Our Adult Children
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago
*My Youngest Son - at One Day Old* *a photo I've kept on my desk for* *over 35 years* Good morning readers. Today I have a very emotional journey to take you all on. My regular war correspondent [BC Bureau Chief] RAH and I recently sent very important e-mails to our children. We are desperate to warn them against taking the CovID-19 Experimental Gene Tampering injections. We are at our wits ends. I, at least, have been driven to the brink of suicide at the thought of my three children [yes, I have three...one girl and two boys] taking the vaccine and then dying from it. My ...
Protest Near Masters Pushes Back Against Georgia Voting Law
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Georgia's law — which opponents say is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters by making it more difficult to cast a ballot — has drawn fire from around the country.
Russia and Ukraine: War Coming? With RPI's Daniel McAdams
RPI Staff, null - 9 hours ago
RPI Director Daniel McAdams joined PressTV's "The Debate" program to discuss the ominous signs that a war is brewing between Ukraine and Russia. Why is the US doing everything it can to encourage and provoke a Ukraine attack on Russia over the Donbass? Watch "The Debate" here:
How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points into the Press
Alan MacLeod, null - 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] Investigative site Bellingcat is the toast of the popular press. In the past month alone, it has been described as “an intelligence agency for the people” (ABC Australia), a “transparent” and “innovative” (New Yorker) “independent news collective,” “transforming investigative journalism” (Big Think), and an unequivocal “force for good” (South China Morning Post). Indeed, outside of a few alternative news sites, it is very hard to hear a negative word against Bellingcat, such is the gushing praise for the outlet founded in 2014. This is troubling, because the evid...
Polish Pastor Speaks Out About His Clash With Canada’s Covid Cops
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*21WIRE* | After his video went viral, Polish pastor is advising people everywhere to 'demand their rights back.'
The Cost of Housing
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 9 hours ago
Is now the biggest worry for Canadians when it comes to being able to afford food. As our friend Dennis likes to say, it’s another zero percent(interest) miracle.
Good in Theory, Bad in Practice
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
If it doesn’t work that probably means it’s not a good theory. From nzherald James Cameron’s plans to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic veggie farms appear to have fallen short – with hundreds of cows now understood to be grazing in his paddocks. The Avatar film director owns more than 1500ha of land in… Continue reading →
Pentagon Campaign To Recruit Vietnam Against China Exposes Delusions Of War Strategy
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
When the Pentagon began gearing up for a future war with China in 2018, Defense Department officials quickly realized that they needed access to Vietnamese territory for troops armed with missiles to hit Chinese ships in a US-China conflict. So they initiated an aggressive campaign to lobby the Vietnamese government, and even Communist Party officials, in the hope that they would eventually support an agreement to provide them the permission. But a Grayzone investigation of the Pentagon’s lobbying push in Vietnam shows what a delusional exercise it was from its inception. In a fi...
Ukraine Crisis: US Navy Enters Black Sea, Merkel Calls Putin, Zelensky Talks Peace
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 10 hours ago
Ukraine Crisis: US Navy Enters Black Sea, Merkel Calls Putin, Zelensky Talks Peace News Topic 103: Full-scale Ukrainian war would threaten Russian security Kremlin warns, pledging action to prevent ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ Full-scale Ukrainian war would threaten Russian security Kremlin warns, pledging action to prevent ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ A return to fierce fighting in Eastern Ukraine would […]
Lest WE Forget
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
Rex Murphy; The point here is plain. Why does it take months to make a ruling on what is, substantially, a very limited and understood question? Did Justin Trudeau’s engagements, his multiple appearances as a high-banner speaker at WE Day events, and his therefore obviously friendly relationship with Craig and Marc Kielburger, play any part… Continue reading →
Did Prince Philip Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Before He Died?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The royal consort was 99 years old at the time of his death.

10 April - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

 10 pm MDT

The King's Library
As depicted in Assyrian palace wall reliefs in the royal "Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal," the power and might of King Ashurbanipal was portrayed. ( Carole Raddato, Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.
FBI Arrests Texan for “Intent to Attack [Amazon] Data Centers” After Providing Him Fake Explosive Devices & Teaching Him How to Use Them
FBI undercover employee (UCE) provides fake explosive devices to blow up Amazon servers; teaches Pendley how to use them; arrests him. If you are a Trump supporter, who threatens an Amazon data center (servers), you are in deep sh*t. What used to be called property crime is now called violence (against property). Condone and incite […]
How World War II Helped Create The Modern U.S. Army
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* World War II changed the way the Army's combat units were organized and shaped the future of America's armed forces. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As the course of the war became clearer, a decision was made in early 1943 on the number of Army divisions needed to win the war. It was called the “90-division gamble.” The Philippine Division had surrendered in 1942. The 2nd Cavalry Division was later to be deactivated, reducing the total of Army divisions to 89. The last Army division was activated in August 1943 and deployed at the...
How Would China's Navy Fare In a War with the U.S.?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 20 minutes ago
*James Holmes* *Aircraft Carriers, Asia* Fortress China is festooned with airfields and mobile antiship weaponry able to strike hundreds of miles out to sea. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. Navy isn’t without options in naval war. Ah, yes, the “carrier-killer.” China is forever *touting* the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). Most prominent among them are its DF-21D and DF-26 antiship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), which the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has made a mainstay of China’s *anti-a...
The Story of How the Aircraft Carrier Was Born
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* Several countries experimented with ways to launch aircraft off naval vessels prior to World War I. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It would be the Langley and the Argus that would take the first significant steps towards improving naval aviation. The interwar period would facilitate a technological arms race over carrier development, setting the stage for carriers as an offensive weapon and their tactical domination in World War II. In 1898, Samuel P. Langley’s first flying prototype sparked interest from the U.S. Navy, which i...
Amphibious Assault Ships Can Do What Aircraft Carriers Can’t
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 minutes ago
*Peter Suciu* *Aircraft Carriers, * With its long flight deck and the ability for aircraft to take off and land, it would be easy to think that vessels such as the USS America (LHA-6) are “aircraft carriers.” *Here's What You Need To Remember: *However, while these warships are similar – similar doesn't mean the same. There are jobs that only a carrier can do, and there are jobs that the LHA can do. That is why both will likely remain floating runways for the foreseeable future and likely beyond. With its long flight deck and the ability for aircraft to take off and land, it wou...
A Look At Russia's Robot Tank Army
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Daily Mail:* *Vladimir Putin’s fearsome special unit of TANK ROBOTS will go into action 'soon' in the Russian Army amid fears of war in Ukraine* * Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu attended a firepower demonstration * He witnessed Russia's unmanned Uran-9 robot tanks operating remotely * Russia is preparing to deploy its first unit of five Uran-9 in the near future The first special unit of tank robots is to be established 'soon' in the Russian army amid new strains of a war with neighbour Ukraine. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected his unmanned firepower thi...
Russia - Ukraine Crisis -- News Updates April 10, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits positions of armed forces near the frontline with Russian-backed separatists during his working trip in Donbass region, Ukraine April 8, 2021. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS *Daily Mail:* *'Ready for conflict': Putin's threat to the West is laid bare in new footage showing build-up of troops and military convoys on Ukraine's border as Kiev warns it could be provoked by Russian 'aggression'* * New footage claims to show inside of Russia's massive deployment on border * Ukraine estimates there are now a s...
Myanmar in a spiral of death without any plan B
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
Myanmar in a spiral of death without any plan B Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The spiral of death in Myanmar that followed the military coup against State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is beyond rationality. After all, is this what the military coup leaders wanted? Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief […] The post Myanmar in a spiral of death without any plan B first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times.
The U.S. Military Is Drooling: Directed-Energy Weapons are Coming
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Direct Energy, Americas* The current focus of DEWs has been to use the technology in a defensive capability, such as protection of critical infrastructure as well as military vehicles and platforms. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The technology behind DEWs could also be crucial in addressing threats from other advanced weapon systems, notably hypersonic missiles and the aforementioned drones. DEWs could also be used in non-lethal applications such as crowd control or disabling machinery. The concept of a “directed-energy weapon” is one that was conceived by ...
How B-2 Stealth Bombers Keep Flying High
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *B-2 Stealth Bomber, Americas* 3D printers can create expensive materials for far less. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Instead of a complete redesign of the panel, which could have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, each of the 20 new additively manufactured covers costs just $4,000 and these can be delivered to the fleet by the end of 2020 or in early 2021. In what might sound like a bit of alphabet soup, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) B-2 Program Office is utilizing 3D printing to keep the stealth bombers flying. Also k...
Wanna Waste Billions of Dollars? Easy, Build Some Aircraft Carriers.
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* The vulnerabilities of the big carriers are real, and the U.S. needs to either remedy those problems, or consider an alternative means of delivering ordnance. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Plenty of world-beating weapons quickly become obsolete. The United States has decided to spend many billions of dollars on the CVN-78 (“Ford”) class of aircraft carriers to replace the venerable Nimitz class. The latter has served the U.S. Navy since 1975, with the last ship (USS George H. W. Bush) entering service in 2009. The Fords could be ...
The Marines Are All in on Killing Submarines
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Submarine Warfare, * Of particular concern is how Moscow’s increasingly capable Russian submarine force is catching up to the U.S. Navy’s previously unparalleled underwater advantage. *Here's What You Need to Know*: In addition to dropping hardware like sonobuoys in anticipated high-traffic locations, Marines pilots could fire anti-submarine torpedoes from the air, or ASW missiles from EABs. Not limited to anti-submarine warfare, Marine EABs could also deploy long-range anti-ship missiles from land to push a Russian presence further out at sea. In *Proceedings*, ...
Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Atmospheres"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 2 hours ago
Full screen, and relax... beautiful. *Deuter, "Atmospheres"* 00:00​ ⋄ Uno 05:45​ ⋄ Deux 11:58​ ⋄ Drei 18:27​ ⋄ Four 25:15​ ⋄ Cinque 31:58​ ⋄ Sei 36:33​ ⋄ Sieben 42:22​ ⋄ Huit 50:55​ ⋄ Nine 57:27​ ⋄ Dieci
Your Weekend Open Thread
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 2 hours ago
Your Beloved Blog Editrix Turns Things Over to You, the Readers.You May Talk Among Yourselves.
A Rebel With a Cause, The Battle of Tinhorn Flats
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Friend of the Treehouse, Peter Duke, introduced me to this story and it is blood-boiling, yet awesome. A young man named Lucas Lepejian is in a battle with Burbank authorities who are trying to run him out of business. Lucas is the 20-year-old son of Baret Lepejian the proprietor of a long-standing western-themed restaurant called […] The post A Rebel With a Cause, The Battle of Tinhorn Flats appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Brazil records 2,616 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, more than 71,000 cases (April 10)
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 2 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Saturday recorded 2,616 new COVID-19 deaths and 71,832 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said. Brazil, which has become the latest epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with the second-highest death toll after the United States, has recorded 13.45 million cases and more than 350,000 deaths, official data show […] The post Brazil records 2,616 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, more than 71,000 cases (April 10) appeared first on The Rio Times.
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus. This Hubble Space Telescope composite view of the gorgeous island universe is one of the largest Hubble images ever made of a complete galaxy. NGC 1300 spans over 100,000 light-years and the Hubble image reveals striking details of the galaxy's dominant central bar and majestic spiral arms. In fact, on close inspection the nucleus of this classic barred spiral itself shows a remarkable region of spiral structure about 3,000 light-years across. Unlike other ...
"A Lot Of People..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“When science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.” - Bernard Baily
How we fool ourselves. Part II: Scientific consensus building
HiFast, Climate Collections - 3 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry “Like a magnetic field that pulls iron filings into alignment, a powerful cultural belief is aligning multiple sources of scientific bias in the same direction. – policy scientist Daniel Sarewitz Statistician Regina Nuzzo summarizes the problem: “This is the big problem in science that no one is…
How the SR-71 Was Retired for Good (Even It Was the Fastest Plane Ever)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *SR-71 Blackbird, * It could cross continents in just a few hours, and at 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey 100,000 square miles of the ground below per hour. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird," and on its final flight, it set a truly impressive record . The reconnaissance aircraft flew from the west coast of the United States to the east coast – some 2,404 miles – in just 68:17 minutes. During that flight, it traveled from St. Louis, Missouri, and Cincinnati, Ohio...
Aspire To Greatness (The Real Kind)
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
Aspire to greatness, but not the kind they teach you about in school. Not the kind where you can all be astronauts and presidents when you grow up so long as you “apply yourself” (whatever that means) and other such nonsense. Not the kind where […]
How Many Minds Did They Break?
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 3 hours ago
A lot. Nate Silver 54% of people who *have already been vaccinated* are still very or somewhat worried about catching COVID. But only 29% of people who *refuse to get vaccinated* are very or somewhat worried about catching COVID. Great job, everyone. Some are really messed up and the laughing henas who caused the mess… Continue reading →
Is The U.S. And NATO Pushing For A Russia - Ukraine War?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits positions of armed forces near the frontline with Russian-backed separatists during his working trip in Donbass region, Ukraine April 8, 2021. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS *Pepe Escobar, The Asia Times:* *Ukraine Redux - War, Russophobia, & Pipelineistan* The deep state/NATO combo's using Kiev to start a war to bury Nord Stream 2 and German-Russian relations... Ukraine and Russia may be on the brink of war – with dire consequences for the whole of Eurasia. Let’s cut to the chase, and plunge head-on int...
The pandemic made a lot of people rich
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
The Pandemic has been VERY lucrative for some. I'm not surprised some want to keep that horse in the race. The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755--660 more than a year ago. Of those, a record high 493 were new to the list--roughly one every 17 hours, including 210 from China and Hong Kong. My. Goodness. 210 of 493 from China and Hong Kong. Imagine that. https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ "Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest for the fourth year running, worth $177 billion, while Elon Musk rocketed into the ...
The mass shooting in South Carolina
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
I watched the news yesterday morning expecting to hear something about Thursday's mass shooting in SC, but it wasn't even mentioned. I think there was brief mention about the shooting in Texas. So I checked. I didn't even know there was a 6th victim. Noticed this victim in a USAToday article, race isn't mentioned, nor the name of the shooter, or his former profession. "Robert Shook of Cherryville was working at a rural home in York County, South Carolina, when a gunman, yielding 9mm and .45-caliber handguns, shot him and five other people. Everyone at the home, including his work...
Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet Intercepts US Air Force RC-135 Spyplane Over The Pacific
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 3 hours ago
#ВМФ #ТОФ Идентификация RC-135V 64-14848 истребителем МиГ-31 морской авиации Тихоокеанского флота. https://t.co/S7cR472wjQ pic.twitter.com/IPAPT9bL76 — Иван (@ilax200) April 10, 2021 *Sputnik:* *Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet Intercepts US Aircraft Over Pacific - Video* MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet took off to intercept a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian National Defence Control Centre said Saturday. *"To identify the air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a MiG-31 fighter from the air defence forces of...
Russia's Tsar Bomb Was Massive (As In a Massive Nuclear Dud)
Steve Weintz, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Tsar Bomb, Russia* It's hard to deploy a doomsday bomb when it's literally too big to carry. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Some toys are best left in their boxes. On July 10, 1961 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev summoned the USSR's top nuclear weaponeers and told them to promptly resume nuclear testing. After roughing up America's young new President Kennedy at a Vienna summit in June, Khrushchev was in a mood, according to Andrei Sakharov, to “show the imperialists what we can do.” For two years while their country joined the United States and the United ...
"There Comes A Time..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
"Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency ask the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But, conscience ask the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Prineville, Oregon, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Restaurant Prices Soar; Small Business Not Rebounding; Debt Fueled Spending; Worst Trade Deficit"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *"Restaurant Prices Soar; Small Business Not Rebounding; * *Debt Fueled Spending; Worst Trade Deficit"*
Gregory Mannarino, "Crypto And Decentralized Finance"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"Crypto And Decentralized Finance"* - https://traderschoice.net/
The Black Sea Boils: The US Moves Against Turkish/Russian Realpolitikal Cooperation
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
*Okay, after way too much computer difficulty for one non tech savvy gal- Grrrr....* * Finally the report I wanted to get to. A break from the the covidiocracy. The reality created for us through extreme media manipulation, heavy handed perception management and endless fear mongering all created to terrorize and subjugate the people while enriching the global corporate crowd. Especially big tech and big pharma. Though I will be back with Canada’s latest Covid vaccine death and injury report, tomorrow.Present time I want to get to touch on the remake the region- birth pangs ...
China Telecom's deep link to PLA hacking unit
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 5 hours ago
This 12-story building on the outskirts of Shanghai is the headquarters of Unit 61398 of the People’s Liberation Army. China’s defense ministry has denied that it is responsible for initiating digital attacks. 2-18-2013 An unusually detailed 60-page study, to be released Tuesday by Mandiant, an American computer security firm, tracks for the first time individual members of the most sophisticated of the Chinese hacking groups — known to many of its victims in the United States as “Comment Crew” or “Shanghai Group”--to the doorstep of the military unit’s headquarters. The firm ...
End neo-liberal experiment: gutting of bureaucracy led to vaccine and aged care failures
Dr Sarah Russell, Michael West - 5 hours ago
[image: Outsourcing public services is failed model] The vaccine rollout debacle is further evidence that the federal Department of Health should not be in charge of reforming the aged care sector, as recommended by one of the Aged Care Royal Commissioners. And when will governments of all political persuasions finally wake up to the failed economic model that is neoliberalism? Dr Sarah Russell and Elizabeth Minter report.
in rivalries of Gog and Magog they required more and more forces
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 5 hours ago
Beloved hearts of light, the age-old conspiracy of Gog and Magog has been interpreted in many ways, but I would give to you an understanding of an ancient history of two rival forces representing, as it were, the king of the north and the king of the south--both anti-gods. These kings however, not located in the Earth (as noted in the prophecy of Daniel) but located beyond this solar system, sent their forces for the conquering of worlds. And they used every conceivable and inconceivable means to thwart the plan of Almighty God and to outsmart one another. Therefore you wil...
Bill Gates: The 2021 60 Minutes interview
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 6 hours ago
60 Minutes Feb 14, 2021 “Without innovation, we will not solve climate change. We won’t even come close,” Gates says. Anderson Cooper reports for 60... The post Bill Gates: The 2021 60 Minutes interview appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Massive Child Sex Ring Busted at State Youth Facility—Hundreds of Kids Tortured and Raped
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 6 hours ago
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Concord, NH — According to a recent investigation by the state of New Hampshire’s attorney general’s office, a... The post Massive Child Sex Ring Busted at State Youth Facility—Hundreds of Kids Tortured and Raped appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
American protecting this business because the police won’t
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 6 hours ago
Dove Paige Anthony AKA dead language decoder Aug 25, 2020 a short interview that I did with this man in Kenosha the day before everything... The post American protecting this business because the police won’t appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Attorney Leigh Dundas Speaks At Orange County Board Meeting
Martin Hill, From the Trenches World Report - 6 hours ago
NoMask Info Human rights attorney Leigh Dundas speaks at the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors meeting, April 2021. She addresses the covid19 vaccine, informed... The post Attorney Leigh Dundas Speaks At Orange County Board Meeting appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Let Them Eat Taser
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 5 hours ago
Ezra Levant; 50 heavily armed police just raided the hotel where our Rebel News reporters were staying in Montreal. I told them they couldn’t come in without a search warrant. So instead they manhandled me. They handcuffed Keean Bexte. And They just put David Menzies in the back of a police car. Police… Continue reading →
Say 'Aircraft Carrier' To a Chinese Admiral and Watch Him Sweat
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *PLA Navy, Asia* [image: PLA Navy] Beijing has studied history and knows that it needs its own carriers, but also that it needs to be able to defeat enemy carriers as well. *Key point: *Aircraft carrier remain king and China knows it. Here is how Beijing has sped ahead with both anti-carrier missiles and their own flattop program. More than twenty years ago, a military confrontation in East Asia pushed the United States and China uncomfortably close to conflict. Largely unknown in America, the event made a lasting impression on China, especially Chinese military...
How Civil War Turned Syria Into a Russian Military Playground
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *, Middle East* As Syria was a ground war, its unsurprising the VKS workhorses in Syria have been tactical bombers and attack jets specifically designed for that task. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Overall, Russian aviation demonstrated improved technical and operational sophistication by 2018, including increasing adoption of some elements of Western-style network-centric warfare. However, high-altitude unguided bombing methods leaning on the SVP-24 system would be of limited applicability in a conflict against a foe with serious air defenses and satel...
Nuclear Doom: How the Cold War Nearly Became World War III
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Cold War History, World* [image: Cold War History] NATO helped deter the Soviets, but Moscow also set up the Warsaw Pact in response. *Key point: *NATO and the Warsaw Pact divided much of the world into two hostile, armed camps. How did the world avoid a catastrophe? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 to oppose Soviet expansionism in Western Europe. The end of the war saw the Soviet Union solidify its gains in Eastern Europe, garrisoning countries such as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and East Germany. NATO was ...
Seawolf: How Cost Sunk the Stealthiest Submarine of All Time
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Cold War History, Americas* [image: Cold War History] The Navy ended up only buying a few of these submarines, but the Seawolf-class remains among the finest today. *Key point: *The Seawolf-class are incredibly silent and are one of the most advanced submarines ever concieved. However, they cost way too much in the context of the post-Cold War draw down. The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the class suffered...
The New Nuances of the Nuclear Export Market
Eunjung Lim, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Eunjung Lim* *Nuclear Export Market, Americas* The U.S. presence in the world nuclear market has declined significantly, whereas alternative producers such as Russia, China, and South Korea have loomed larger. The U.S.-South Korea nuclear relationship has recently drawn new attention as an area in which the two governments could deepen their cooperation. While their views are not identical, Washington and Seoul share concerns about climate change and non-proliferation; the two countries also share competitors. Their primary competition is Russia and, to a lesser extent, China, ...
Donald Trump and the Art of the Faustian Deal
Jorge González-Gallarza Hernández, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Jorge González-Gallarza Hernández* *Donald Trump, * Charles R. Kessler's Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline and Recovery of American Greatness is a conservative broadside that reads like a post-mortem on Trump. Charles R. Kessler, *Crisis of the Two Constitutions: The Rise, Decline and Recovery of American Greatness* (New York, NY: Encounter Books). 488 pp; $29.95. When woke mobs spun the outrage at George Floyd’s killing in late May into carte blanche for widespread lawlessness, Charles Kessler took to the *New York Post* calling out the “1619 Riots.” Would lab...
Why a Rising China Creates a New Cold War Calculus
Jeremy Friedman, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Jeremy Friedman* *Security, Asia* The coming confrontation with China is one for which American history provides no exact parallels. “It is clear, absolutely clear,” said President Joe Biden at his first presidential press conference, “that this is a battle between the utility of democracies in the twenty-first century and autocracies.” Biden’s rhetorical flourish echoed a more famous one from his political idol, John F. Kennedy, who declared in his first inaugural speech in 1961 that “we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any fo...
Why North Korea Never Wants to Test the U.S. Navy Again
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *North Korea, Asia* North Korea’s coastal fleet played an important role in the early days of the Korean War in projecting force against its southern neighbor. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *As the UN solidified control of the seas surrounding the Sea of Japan, the gun-armed capital ships embarked on an extensive shore bombardment campaign. One tactic employed was to preemptively shell the cliffs overlooking coastal roads to create obstructing debris. The cruisers would then wait quietly at night with their running lights off for a North Korean convoy to a...
Why the Marines Doubled-Down on the F-35B Stealth Jet Fighter
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Marines, Americas* [image: U.S. Marines] The F-35B is a powerful warplane that is the future, but it is also not without its critics. *Key point: *The entire F-35 program has been under fire for its huge costs and development issues. Yet the Marines really do believe it will be the key to winning future wars. The U.S. Marine aviators known as “Bats” have been officially redesignated as their unit becomes the second F-35B squadron established in the Indo-Pacific Region. The unit was first Marine squadron in the region was formed during World War II, and it was...