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Multiple Experts, Including Nobel Laureate, Claim Lockdown is More Dangerous Than COVID-19
[image: lockdown]From Nobel prize-winning scientists to acclaimed researchers, many experts have come forward to point out the dangers of lockdowns during the pandemic.
It's All About The Racism... And Fear
A new poll for ABC News by Ipsos, isn't indicating that the conventions changed anyone's mind about Trump or Biden. Ipsos concluded that among all all Americans who watched at least some of the GOP convention-- about half of the voters-- responses to the RNC are more negative than the DNC. "Slightly more than one in three Americans (37%) approve of what the Republicans said and did at their convention, compared to 59% who disapprove. After the DNC, 53% approved of the Democrats’ message... Biden’s and Trump’s standings, along with their running mates, remains unchanged from after ... more »
Those Who Remember History Are Privileged to Repeat It
On Saturday, we were all Berliners. Anne Dachel created a partial transcript from Robert Kennedy Jr.'s speech in Berlin on Friday. By Anne Dachel Robert Kennedy, Jr: 'People in Authority Lie" On Friday, August 28, Robert Kennedy, Jr. spoke at... more »
'Civilian' spaceport coming to Brunswick, Maine?
Legislation is brewing in Augusta, Maine (state capital) to allow such a thing - likely with state tax breaks as well. Similar deal was thrust on the residents of Kodiak Island, Alaska some years ago. Few civilian launches yet - just a series of Pentagon Star Wars tests. The same launch corporation that built the Kodiak Island spaceport wanted to build one in Hawaii as well but public rejection of the idea has so far blocked it. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and others want to launch more than 5,000 5G satellites into space so that every human on Earth will always have a 5G connec... more »
Memes that made me laugh 22
The harvest from the past week. I may have resembled that young man on one or two occasions in my dim and distant youth. I may even have helped such situations to develop . . . to my father's amusement and my mother's despair! Peter
A simplified global warming tutorial: Who are we kidding? Judy Collins was right
If global warming campaigners used a simpler vocabulary when explaining to the public about adding carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere, they would have a harder time scaring them. The post A simplified global warming tutorial: Who are we kidding? Judy Collins was right appeared first on CFACT.
How Child Labor Ended in the United States
*Betsy Wood* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] It took the Great Depression to resolve the debate over child labor. Today, U.S. laws and regulations bar kids under the age of 14 from working in most industries. Children under 17 may not work more than three hours on school days, for example. Ever wonder where these rules came from? While studying this issue for more than a decade, I’ve learned that very few Americans thought there was anything wrong with child labor before the Civil War. Most kids under age 15 worked up to 14 hours a day, either alongside their parents or fo... more »
War on China is imminent
Letter to the Editor “………..Now the Queensland Police have finally launched action against the pro-Chinese Communist Party thugs who beat-up Drew on the St Lucia campus over his pro-Hong Kong democracy demonstration…..” From Bob Katter instigating a federal inquiry into communist influence over Australian Universities. As I see it, Rothschild Banks want to retain their […]
Arctic Air Delivers Significant Summer Snow to the Higher Elevations of Europe
Record-breaking low temperatures have swept Western Europe of late, with the final week of August delivering significant summer snow to the Alps and Pyrenees, particularly above 2,000m (6,500ft). The post Arctic Air Delivers Significant Summer Snow to the Higher Elevations of Europe appeared first on Electroverse.
“Rare” and “Surprise” Snowfall on Cape Town’s Table Mountain sees Cableway Open Early
In addition, "lots of low-lying snow" was experienced ACROSS South Africa over the weekend as a fierce, late-season Antarctic blast tore through the rainbow nation... The post “Rare” and “Surprise” Snowfall on Cape Town’s Table Mountain sees Cableway Open Early appeared first on Electroverse.
Wait, how did my name end up on that paper?
There’s an “us” in lupus, but no “we” — at least in the case of a 2020 paper whose list of authors was a fabrication. Published in the journal Lupus, the article, “Antibodies to cellular prion protein and its cognate ligand stress-inducible protein 1 in systemic lupus erythematosus,” was written by a group led by … Continue reading Wait, how did my name end up on that paper?
Federal marijuana reform momentum expected to continue despite absence from party conventions
The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform. The Republicans didn’t even write a new platform. And the Democratic platform fell short of supporting the efforts congressional Democrats have made in the past year toward federal marijuana legalization and cannabis banking reform. Nevertheless, Washington DC lobbyists and industry experts expect Democratic […] Federal marijuana reform momentum expected to continue despite absence from party conventions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for ... more »
Videos of Blake and Rittenhouse
Videos have now been released of 29 year old Jacob Blake (Kenosha riots) struggling with police and resisting arrest before he was shot, and 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse being attacked by several in the Kenosha riots before he used his gun on his assailants. I doubt that it will make any difference because these riots are not about "systemic racism" or grievances about equity or health, or which lives matter more, or any of the other social safety net jargon or class war language popularized in the last 30 years by academics. For BLM it's about the destruction of the United States-... more »
Believe them when they say they are Marxists
You may have heard a social justice sermon on Sunday, or at least a mention of walk outs by wealthy athletes and systemic racism. Be reminded that BLM is not about being black; or a pay gap, or lack of opportunity, or the population of prisons. It's a Marxist organization. Believe them when they say it. It's on their website. The intention of these riots is not to help or even create change. The intention is the same as all Marxist-based organizations. To destroy everything because it doesn't deserve to exist. Your state or mine, Portland or Kenosha, shouldn't be a state accordin... more »
Joe Biden Plans To Freshen Up Barack Obama's North Korea Policy
*Darcie Draudt* *Security, Asia* North Korea won’t soon forget Donald Trump's unpredictable approach to foreign relations. *Editor’s Note:* As Election Day rapidly approaches, and with it, a potential change of presidential administration, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: If Joe Biden wins come November, what do you expect his North Korea policy to look like? The below piece is an answer to that question. Please click here to see even more perspectives on this important topic. Donald T... more »
Coronavirus Antibodies Decline Over Time. Should We Be Worried?
*Alexander Poltorak* *Health, * [image: Reuters] Antibodies are important for immunity, but they aren’t the only factor that counts. Most people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person’s blood can show if someone has had a specific disease, such as COVID-19. Those antibodies provide protection from getting the disease again. But in a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that antibody levels decline in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19, dropping by half every 36 days. Does that mean people who have recovered from COVID-19 ... more »
Bolsonaro: “We Want to Complete Unfinished Works, Before New Ones”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday, President Jair Bolsonaro published the message that his government will prioritize the completion of unfinished works from past governments before starting new projects. "Our government wants to complete works that were not finished 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago", he said on Twitter. The post also shared the video […] The post Bolsonaro: “We Want to Complete Unfinished Works, Before New Ones” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Professor Carl Heneghan: ‘Virus is Weak, Seasonal and Risk is Very Low’
*ITV* | More evidence that society should really be trying to get back to normal, and that parents should be sending their kids back to school.
Twitter’s on going war against our President
Twitter fact checked an excellent summary by a Twitter user MelQ of the latest CDC report on what percent of deaths attributed to Covid19 were only Covid without some other serious illness (about 6%). Tantrums of outrage roared in from the anti-Trumpers, because the president retweeted it. Now it's been removed by Twitter. Of course, anything Trump says about the economy, about Covid, HCQ, about abortion, about foreign relations, etc. has to be fact checked and denied by Big Tech. I don't use Twitter, however, when I read some of the "corrections" I wonder if NYT, WaPo or LATimes c... more »
Devastating Lawsuit Targets Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Bayer Board Members and Executives Over Disastrous Monsanto Acquisition
Is the shortest road to cleaning up bad corporate governance in the EU through New York courts? Bayer is one of a set of test cases.
A telling divide
The BBC can cherry pick polls as much as it likes, but this speaks volumes:
“Every Blade of Grass”
Coldstream Guards Regiment There is a good history clip here. The ‘star and garter’, left, is the regimental crest, worn on hardware on dress uniforms. As an infantry unit, I have no idea how they compare to other modern regiments in the British Army. Is there a selection process to become a grenadier guard […] The post “Every Blade of Grass” appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Series of coronal holes spark G1 - Minor geomagnetic storming
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
Our planet is under the influence of a series of coronal holes since August 25, 2020, sparking unsettled to G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm conditions. The effect is expected to continue through at least September 2. G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm threshold was first...... Read more »
Will the Taliban Hold Up Its End of the Afghan Peace Deal?
*Sher Jan Ahmadzai* *Politics, Asia* [image: Reuters] Talks were originally expected to begin in Doha, Qatar, in March. But the Taliban’s continued attacks on Afghan forces made that impossible. Five months after the United States signed an historic accord with the Taliban – the Islamic militant group that sheltered al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks – Afghanistan’s peace process is faltering. Peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban were a condition of the U.S.-Taliban deal, which ended America’s deadly and costly 19-year w... more »
The Falwell Legacy
*Richard Flory* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Falwell Sr.’s move into politics also entailed a shift in his theological perspective. He moved from a separatist stance that taught that God controls everything, including politics, to one that required human action to fulfill God’s intended destiny for America. Jerry Falwell Jr., son and namesake of the founder of the evangelical Moral Majority movement, has resigned as president of Liberty University. The resignation followed the Liberty board’s decision to put him on an “indefinite leave of absence” after he posted a pictu... more »
How Jumbo Squids Survive at the Bottom of the Ocean
*Hanane Hadj-Moussa, Kenneth B. Storey* *Nature, World* [image: Reuters] These seemingly tiny changes have big effects, allowing the red devil squid to go back and forth from the surface of the ocean to its bottom, killing and eating everything in their path. But they also have implications for medicine. Humans are a picky species. We are happiest in a near-constant environment and experience severe and often fatal injuries if our core temperature falls below 25 C or if oxygen content of the air drops below 10 per cent. Many other species, however, live in almost constant change.... more »
Modern Marriage Advice is Rooted in Eugenics
*Jane Ward* *Culture, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Inside the volumes of marriage advice for straight couples, one message has been clear: forging modern heterosexuality is a difficult accomplishment, one undeniably shaped by the intersections of white supremacy and misogyny. When I was conducting research for my new book on the destructive aspects of modern heterosexual relationships, I started looking into the archives of early 20th-century books about courtship and marriage written by physicians and sexologists. In the process, I made a discovery that would radically ... more »
Property Guardianship Can Bring Buildings Left Vacant by COVID-19 Back to Life
*Cathy Smith* *Business, Europe* Sometimes referred to as meanwhile housing or property guardianship in its residential forms, it’s a recognised property tenure solution for vacant buildings in the UK and Europe. It enables properties that are lying dormant, or awaiting redevelopment, to be used temporarily as workspaces, shops or housing. The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily shut down cities across the globe, resulting in abandoned buildings and deserted streets. How might we better use our own vacant buildings during the crisis and beyond? We can learn from the benefits and c... more »
Plasma Double Layer Issues
Plasma double layers involve electric charge separation producing, in traditional terms, electric tension: Positive ionosphere, negative surface. So why doesn’t the +ve ionosphere coalesce with the -ve surface? What maintains the charge separation? Not charge. Consciousness?
Liberal Folly Will Have Unintended Consequences By Paul Craig Roberts
This is a reminder. THe left is attempting to launch a Marxist revolution in the USA and elsewhere as well. We see it happening. The consequences are always awful. If they succeed in destroying what they intend the blow back will include mass executions of Marxists as a certainty. Their inability to create a successor regime htat works has been proven over and over. The stage has now been set for a full counter revolution against these Marxists. It must include emptying the schools of those stupid enough to drink the koolaid. It will mean a mass reduction in the so called l... more »
Racism at the UN: Practice What You Preach
Global Issues News Headlines - 18 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) - When two recent staff surveys, one in Geneva and the other in New York, revealed widespread racism at the United Nations, it triggered the obvious question: why shouldn't the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) probe these charges? Read the full story, “Racism at the UN: Practice What You Preach”, on globalissues.org →
HBO’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ is latest anti-Russian Cold War propaganda
In 2017, explosive allegations first emerged that the authorities of the Chechen Republic were reportedly interning gay men in concentration camps. After a three year period of dormancy, the accusations have resurfaced in a new feature-length documentary by HBO Films entitled Welcome to Chechnya.
Watch: Return Sessions – Charlie Parker Centenary with Gilad Atzmon & the Sigamos Quartet – 27/08/20
The reaction to the performance was astonishing. Many people were watching us live and shared their thoughts. For the musicians this was a very unique experience. We played in an empty club, yet communicated in real time with so many people around the world.
Watch: A Tribute to Kenny Dorham by poet Dave Oliphant
The jazz historian and poet Dave Oliphant reads selections from his epic poem “KD: A Jazz Biography”, his tribute to trumpet great and master musician Kenny Dorham, born August 30, 1924 in Post Oak, Texas.
UN: Israel Demolishes 25 Palestine Structures, Displaces 32 People in 2 Weeks
UN: Israel Demolishes 25 Palestine Structures, Displaces 32 People in 2 Weeks by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ The Israeli occupation demolished 25 Palestinian structures in occupied territories and displaced 32 Palestinians in two weeks, the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed on Thursday. – The Israeli demolition, according to OCHA, was carried …
Turkey responds to reports of Greek military buildup near Mediterranean coast
[image: Turkey responds to reports of Greek military buildup near Mediterranean coast] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The Turkish Foreign Ministry published a statement regarding reports about the transfer of Greek soldiers in civilian clothes to the Greek island of Kastellorizo near the Turkish coast, confirming its rejection of this movement. “Press reports circulated about the Greek military build-up on the island of Meis (Kastellorizo). This island is demilitarized according to the Paris Peace Agreement of 1947,” the statement said. They continued: “If the news circulating in t... more »
US reaffirms Israel’s sovereignty and rights to make settlements in occupied Golan Heights
[image: US reaffirms Israel’s sovereignty and rights to make settlements in occupied Golan Heights] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The U.S. National Security Adviser, Robert O’Brien, said that the American vision for peace in the Middle East affirms Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights and making the settlements an Israeli right. “America affirms Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and makes the settlement operations an Israeli right,” O’Brien said in a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the U.S. President’s Peace Adviser Jar... more »
Future Movement nominates Mustafa Adib as Lebanese Prime Minister
[image: Future Movement nominates Mustafa Adib as Lebanese Prime Minister] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Fouad Siniora, announced on Sunday that the Future Movement had nominated Mustafa Adib to form the next government. Adib was reportedly nominated for the role of Prime Minister after Future Movement leader, Saad Hariri, announced his intention to not take on the position. The current Lebanese Ambassador to Germany has already received support from political parties like Harakat Amal and Hezbollah. Continue reading Future Movement nominates M... more »
Russian Air Force launches powerful retaliatory strikes over Idlib
[image: Russian Air Force launches powerful retaliatory strikes over Idlib] BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force responded to last week’s attack against their military police in western Idlib by launching a number of strikes over the governorate on Sunday. According to a field report from neighboring Hama, the Russian Air Force launched at least a half dozen strikes against the jihadist rebels in Idlib. The Russian airstrikes came in response to the attack on a group of military police by the jihadists of Kataeb Khatib Al-Shishani, who claimed the previous ambush agai... more »
Ansarallah forces launch new attack on Saudi airport
[image: Ansarallah forces launch new attack on Saudi airport] BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Ansrallah forces attempted to bomb the Abha Airport in southern Saudi Arabia last night, marking the first time in several weeks that they have attempted to target an airport inside the Gulf kingdom. According to reports from northern Yemen, the Ansarallah forces attempted to attack the Abha Airport using one of their armed drones. The Saudi-led Arab Coalition later said that it had intercepted an armed drone launched by the Houthis (Ansarallah group at the Saudi Abha International Airpo... more »
Erdogan warns Greece and France may ‘pay price’ for ‘incompetent rulers’ in Mediterranean
[image: Erdogan warns Greece and France may ‘pay price’ for ‘incompetent rulers’ in Mediterranean] Tensions between Turkey and Greece rapidly escalated over the last month after Ankara announced the continuation of its fossil fuel extraction survey in disputed eastern Mediterranean waters. Its attempts to find energy resources in the region are vehemently opposed by Athens, with many EU countries also condemning Turkish actions in the sphere. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cautioned Athens and Paris against trying to stop Turkey from continuing its seismic survey activit... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-08-30
[image: The Daily Brief 2020-08-30] This is a summary of *15* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Assad, Russia, US, ISIS, Deir_Ezzor, Greece, Turkey, Hasakah, Iraq, Saudi*. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Middleeast, World-News, Turkey, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Iranian air defense system allegedly deployed near Syrian-Lebanese border - Hezbollah leader vows to even the score with Israel - Syrian President issues new decr... more »
2020 Bolshevik Revolution has started (Live)
Via Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/political/man-shot-dead-portland-amid-violent-protest-camouflage-gear-thin-blue-line-patch-found)… An alleged Trump supporter was shot dead in Portland late on Saturday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest U.S. city, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent. Sounds of gunfire were heard in the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southwest Alder Street, […]
BORED People Are Making Up INSANE Stories About What Will Happen In November, BRING MOVIES BACK!!
Tim and Lydia descend into the rabbit hole on Twitter with a lady who clearly needs more hobbies.
Lin Wood to Defend Kyle Rittenhouse After Gofundme Takes Clear Ideological Sides
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Portland Antifa Shoot a Trump Supporter in the Street
Without hyperbole, it seems that #Portland #Antifa rioters identified a #Trump supporter and shot him dead without warning. Please be sensible.
Covid-19 – When covid-19 becomes a chronic illness
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/08/22/when-covid-19-becomes-a-chronic-illness?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/covid19whencovid19becomesachronicillnesssciencetechnology&fbclid=IwAR0aZ_fnBgDoMJF7nytQ60yrv2JsU6yxkmSeJ6QC3U5d3QpyEusiv0ktHNY
So what they're saying is...
On the same theme as the previous two posts, here's a transcript from Channel 4 News on Cathy Newman's interview with Tim Montgomerie and Ed Vaizey. I'd only add in advance that Mr Vaizey - a former minister for culture - is out-of-date (ill-informed) as far as LBC is concerned. Nigel Farage was forced out of LBC in June. *Cathy Newman*: Fair, balanced and impartial, that's the law for anyone broadcasting news and current affairs programmes in the UK. But two new channels are hoping to capitalise on what critics of the BBC have described as its "woke, wet" agenda. One is spear... more »
The Battle of the Generations
And it wasn't just Nick Robinson... I see that *Newsnight *policy editor Lewis Goodall entered the fray too - while simultaneously continuing his feud with former BBC head of news/Mrs May spokesman Sir Robbie Gibb. Earlier yesterday he tweeted the following: I’ve been trying to think of a way to show that often, when someone attacks the BBC or other broadcasters for not being impartial it’s really because it’s saying something they don’t want to hear and would rather have their own views reflected back at them. Well, here we are. He then linked to a *Mail on Sunday *front pag... more »
Leaving only his toenails behind
So as someone on Twitter said yesterday, here we got the BBC's Nick Robinson "basically tweeting, with a nod and a wink, telling people to complain to Ofcom about the new "Fox News" channel". If the overwhelmingly hostile online response to Nick's outrageous tweet is anything to go by, it backfired on him spectacularly. (Good!). This is a highly representative selection of the most-liked replies: - Dear Ofcom, please ignore Nick's ramblings. He’s really not qualified to speak on our behalf, even though he thinks he is. - Does a biased, socially elitist, metropolitan... more »
Typhoon "Maysak" approaching Okinawa, on its way toward the Korean Peninsula
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
Tropical Storm "Maysak" (known as Julian in the Philippines) formed east of the Philippines on August 28, 2020, as the 9th named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. At 19:00 UTC on August 29, the system was upgraded to typhoon and at 21:00 UTC to...... Read more »
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