Monday, November 11, 2019

11 November - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Given A Choice, Nikki Haley Chose To Undermine The Country For Trump

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Nikki Haley is a politician-- a former governor of South Carolina-- who would like to be president. She has a new book, *With All Due Respect*, coming out tomorrow, and her publishing company-- with her consent-- promoted it yesterday by leaking the most sizzling hot pages to the *Washington Post*. Anne Gearan wrote it up yesterday. Haley seems charming or, in her own words, "bad ass," in the *CBS Sunday Morning* interview (above). But it would behoove you to remember, she's, first and foremost, a conservative Republican-- a Trump apologist-- whose policies are not any different ... more »

This is so sad. . . evil in our land

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
“As the left has increasingly exposed itself in the Trump era as rabidly illiberal, irrational, and immoral, it is time for the right to acknowledge that the left is not merely wrong, but evil. As an ideology, Progressivism – the rebranding of Communism – embraces totalitarianism and absolute statist control, which always and everywhere leads to misery, corruption, and brutality, and never elevates humanity. Conservatives who believe that it is still possible to reason with the left and engage them in fair-and-square policy debates are clinging to a failed strategy, sadly. We must... more »

White Helmets co-founder & ex-British MI6 officer Le Mesurier found dead in Istanbul – reports

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
James Le Mesurier, the man behind support and training for the controversial White Helmets ‘Syrian civil defense’ group, has been found dead in Istanbul, Turkey, according to reports.

Syria News Links 11 November 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
11 November 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back US attempt to establish control of Syria’s oil facilities illegal Former British Ambassador to Syria: UK complicit in Trump’s Syria Oil Grab https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/11/former-british-ambassador-to-syria-uk-complicit-in-trumps-syria-oil-grab/ Russia, Turkey carry out fourth joint … Continue reading Syria News Links 11 November 2019

China's New Aircraft Carriers Are a Really Big Deal

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia-Pacific* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/CHINA-MILITARY-ANNIVERSARY-RC156206BB50.html] As in a total of 6 carriers. *Key Point:* The United States must be prepared to face a much more advanced and capable Chinese navy. China is forging ahead with the construction of its third aircraft carrier in under a decade, highlighting the scale of Beijing’s maritime ambitions. A *series of satellite* images from the Jiangnan shipyard, recently published by a China-focused think tank, shed light on the ongoing construction of China’s Type 002 ... more »

Mark This in Your History Book: This Weapon Changed Warfare Forever

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By Max Smith (Megapixie) - Taken by Max Smith (Megapixie) and released into the public domain. A photo credit would be nice., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3078154] How many died from this invention? *Key point:* This Civil War-era American invention would become infamous all over the world. Richard Gatling was born in Hertford County, NC, on December 12, 1818. His father was a prosperous farmer and inventor, and the son was destined to inherit the “invention bug.” After three of his sisters ... more »

Inequality Is Higher in Some States like New York and Louisiana Because of Corporate Welfare

Joshua Jansa at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Joshua Jansa* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] New York’s offer of incentives to Amazon to open a headquarters in the state faced significant opposition. Income inequality made big headlines recently, after the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing that the gap between the richest and poorest Americans is at its highest level in at least half a century. Less reported was the significant variation among the states. New York and California had the highest inequality in 2018, while Utah and Alaska had the lowest. In addition, states as diverse as Alabama, Texas and New ... more »

Forget F-35 and F-22s: This Might be the Most Important Plane in the U.S. Air Force

Dan Goure at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, Americas* [image: By USAF Christopher Okula - usaf.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70105409] A vital new plane. *Key point:* The new KC-46 tanker will help America keep its warplanes flying, especially on long-range patrol or strike missions. Last week, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft passed one of its two final milestones prior to entering service with the U.S. Air Force. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the platform a supplemental type certificate. The KC-46 had previously received the FAA’s... more »

The 5 Worst Rifles to Ever Fire a Shot (Russian Edition)

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVT-40#/media/File:RIAN_archive_613474_Red_Army_men_attacking.jpg] The AK-47 these are not. *Key Point:* You would not have wanted to go to war with these weapons in your hands. Russia is famous for producing the AK rifle, an amazing design known for its reliability under adverse conditions. However, Russia has also fielded some rifles with questionable or just plain bad designs and characteristics. Here are some of the worst Russian and Soviet rifle designs to have seen the light of day. *Avtomat Shpagina ... more »

The AR-15 Rifle, DIY Edition: You Can Build One Yourself

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, Americas* The master list for legally building your very own AR-15. *Key Point:* Yes, this is possible. As I’ve said before, there are a lot of great AR-15s out there at a variety of price points, but maybe you’re like me and you want to get your hands dirty and try your luck at making one of your own. Building a fancy, customized precision sniper rifle is something that can be done by hand, but it might take some time and money. For the more frugal beginner who wants to create their first build on a budget, I’ve got you covered. Today, I’ll show ... more »

Theists Versus Atheists

Unknown at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
Being an atheist is not a sign of a person’s individualism, rationality, and pure moral sentiments but a philosophical position, which is a subject of contentious debate because it can never be proved to be right or wrong. The idea that atheism goes hand in hand with individualism, rationality, and morality is an Enlightenment claim, but there is no philosophical or scientific evidence to back this claim. There is also no evidence to back the claim that the atheists are happier than the theists—in most countries surveys have shown that the theists are generally happier and have a lon... more »

For Our Veterans

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Singer Sailor Jeri rewrote the words to the beautiful song ” Hallelujah” for our Veterans. Every picture in this video was sent to her by the great members of our Armed Forces . From the deep recesses of this American’s heart, Thank You to ALL of our military veterans and current military personnel. Without all of you, I would not enjoy the many freedoms today that you all bravely fought for. God bless each and every one of you, and Thank You for your sacrifices. ~Terry

Change of Pace – News from Space

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
For Science Buffs, interested in Space Exploration, Iowa Physicists have released news on Voyager 2 as it moves out of our solar realm and into the great unknown. Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space: Scientists detect plasma density jump PSY.org November 4, 2019 The twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are exploring where nothing from Earth has flown before. Continuing on their more-than-40-year journey since their 1977 launches, they each are much farther away from Earth and the sun than Pluto. In August 2012, Voyager 1 made the historic entry into interstellar space, the region betwee... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 11/11/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
• MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ • *Daily Job Cuts* - https://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ • Visit "ZeroHedge" and "Wall Street On Parade" for the very latest daily factual news and information: - https://www.zerohedge.com/ • - https://wallstreetonparade.com/ "The Fed’s Repo Bailout and JPMorgan’s 38 Trading Floors" • "Here Are the 96 Sears and Kmart Stores That are Closing Next"

PRESIDENT XI TO SEE ALEXIS TSIPRAS TOMORROW. WILL XI SIDE WITH THE NWO GLOBALISTS IN SILENCING ME?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*CHINESE MILITARY AND PATRIOTS SHOULD WATCH FOR SIGNAL THAT XI JINPING IS ON THE SIDE OF THE NWO GLOBALISTS PLOTTING THE DESTRUCTION OF CHINA* *Xi Jinping is to meet with Alexis Tsipras tomorrow at 10 am in a hotel in Athens, and the meeting with be a litmus test of whether he has sided with the private banking cartel Globalists in their plan to depopulate the world, also China, through false flag epidemics and risky vaccine campaigns and or start wars to eliminate people they have impoverished.* *https://www.iefimerida.gr/politiki/synantisi-proedro-kinas-tin-triti-o-alexis-tsipras*... more »

CHINA SHOULD USE THE POLICY TOOLS OF SINGLE ENTRY BOOKING KEEPING AND PRICE CONTROLS TO END ITS DEBT CRISIS

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*A report in the NYT that a local government is asking local doctors and nurses to give them loans to build a new hospital is another sign that China's state central bank is no longer issuing money using the super successful single entry book keeping system, which is the basis of China's phenomenal economic boom.* *https://upnewsinfo.com/2019/11/10/how-serious-is-chinas-debt-a-city-hospital-asks-nurses-for-loans/* *As Vienna economics professor Franz Hoermann pointed out in 2010, a state bank can create money as a single book keeping entry and transfer these sums without any intere... more »

Links 11/11/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Roiled Repo Markets: Looking for Answers in All the Wrong Places

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
If you are worried about repo, you are worried about the wrong thing. If anything, it's a symptom of too much liquidity demand from the FX swaps market.

Top eurozone banker and FBI chief issue warnings over bitcoin

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 17 hours ago
*A top eurozone banker and the FBI's chief have joined the chorus of critics of digtal currencies like bitcoin.* *The ECBs former president Jean-Claude Trichet told the SCMP that bitcoin was not real money and any purchase amounts to speculaton.* *https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3037099/bitcoin-not-real-and-any-purchase-amounts-speculation-says* C*hina's central bank has swung behind a state issued bitcoin.* https://cryptopotato.com/the-xi-effect-china-to-invest-over-2-billion-on-blockchain-in-2023/ *https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3035368/c... more »

The Vaccine Injury Event Is This Week in Washington DC

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
ONE DAY • TO STAND TOGETHER UNITED AS ONE VOICE • TO SHOW THAT VACCINE INJURY IS NOT RARE • TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE EPIDEMIC OUR COUNTRY IS FACING • TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE ADVERSELY AFFECTED • TO... more »

Gardasil Sidelines Young Man's Tennis Career

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Note: It's with no pleasure that we share this story written by a Dad who realized that his son had been injured by the Gardasil vaccine. We welcome him to the Vax Injury "club" without joy. No one wants to... more »

Did the United States Win the Cold War?

Steve Brown at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Since 1991 western Oligarchs have promoted western military adventurism, destabilization, and the creation of failed states - instead of the expected peace dividend. More The post Did the United States Win the Cold War? appeared first on The Duran .

How The iPhone Widens the US Trade Deficit With China: The Case Of The iPhone X

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The iPhone case unambiguously demonstrates that conventional trade statistics significantly inflate China’s trade imbalance with the US.

Police called over suspicious outback mine death

Kendall O'Connor, Rebecca Parish And Michelle Stanley at Just In - 17 hours ago
Homicide detectives in Western Australia are investigating the suspicious death of an employee at an outback lithium mine site on Monday.

Message to California’s Newsom – blame fires on uncleared fuel, not the utility company

Ronald Stein at CFACT - 17 hours ago
Poor forest management is a government problem. The post Message to California’s Newsom – blame fires on uncleared fuel, not the utility company appeared first on CFACT.

Learning the hard way 100% renewable energy is unsustainable

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“An inconvenient truth is hanging over Georgetown, Texas: Its celebrated shift to renewable energy doesn’t look like a national model these days. Electric rates are up. Critics are blasting the costs. And the city north of Austin is trying to figure … Continue reading →

Thirty years after publication, a paper cited by creationists is retracted

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
A paper by a Russian researcher who has been dogged by allegations of fraud has been retracted, 30 years to the month after its publication, and 25 years after the journal published a strongly critical letter to the editor. The 1989 paper on the genetics of wild timber voles by Dmitrii A. Kuznetsov in the … Continue reading Thirty years after publication, a paper cited by creationists is retracted

The Poet: Paul Fisher, "The Boat"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"The Boat"* "Maybe the eyes of a dragon or goddess glare from its prow. More likely it leaks, loses an oar, and reeks of rainbows awash on a sheen of gutted salmon and gasoline. If it’s a liner, we lash ourselves to whatever will float or sell. No matter which. We choose. We’re aboard, icebergs or no, as we plow through the songs of the siren stars - one boat, black water, dark whispering below." - Paul Fisher, "Rumors of Shore"

Lanzamos bilaterals.org rediseñado

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
11-Nov-2019 11 de noviembre, 2019 Amigas y amigos, gente querida, El equipo de bilaterals.org se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de una versión mejorada de nuestro sitio electrónico en la red. Nos gustaría mucho saber qué piensan. Por favor envíennos sus comentarios y sus aportes a nuestra nueva dirección de correo electrónico: info@bilaterals.org. Bilaterals.org ha estado siempre comprometida a respaldar movimientos implicados en luchas contra los acuerdos de libre comercio e inversión. En un (...)

Revamped bilaterals.org launched!

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
11-Nov-2019 11 November 2019 Dear friends, The bilaterals.org team is pleased to announce the launch of an upgraded version of the website. We would be happy to know your thoughts. Please send your comments and feedback to our new email address: info@bilaterals.org. Bilaterals.org has always been committed to supporting movements engaged in struggles against free trade and investment agreements. In order to keep the site relevant and useful, we gathered feedback to assess users' needs and (...)

Lancement du nouveau bilaterals.org !

bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
11-Nov-2019 11 novembre 2019 Cher.e.s ami.e.s, L'équipe de bilaterals.org est heureuse d'annoncer le lancement de la version améliorée du site. Nous serions ravis de connaître votre opinion. Merci de nous faire parvenir vos commentaires et suggestions à notre nouveau courriel : info@bilaterals.org Depuis son origine, bilaterals.org s'est toujours engagé à soutenir les mouvements engagés dans la lutte contre les accords de libre-échange et d'investissement. Dans le but de maintenir le site pratique et (...)

"Above All..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"Time is ungovernable, but grief presents us with a choice: what do we do with the savage energies of bereavement? What do we do with the memory - or in the memory - of the beloved? Some commemorate love with statuary, but behavior, too, is a memorial, as is a well-lived life. In death, there is always the promise of hope. The key is opening, rather than numbing, ourselves to pain. Above all, we must show our children how to celebrate existence in all its beauty, and how to get up after life has knocked us down, time and again. Half-dead, we stand. And together, we salute love. Bec... more »

A serious critique of the real-world Asymptotic Safety program for quantum gravity

LuboÅ¡ Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
As I wrote e.g. here ten years ago, I consider Weinberg's "Asymptotic Safety" paradigm in quantum gravity to be a deep misunderstanding. The program basically wants to ignore the non-renormalizability of Einstein's equations; and special "non-local" phenomena discovered in recent decades, including holography. Instead, it wants to treat Einstein's equations as if they were on par with QCD and the theory became asymptotically free at high energy scales – which could determine the theory at lower energy scales, too. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are good rea... more »

We will come back, says Bolivia’s Evo Morales after rightist coup forces him to resign

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Amidst a right wing coup, Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to resign Sunday. Evo’s forced exit from the Bolivian presidency was a right wing coup by army and police chieftains with imperialist backing.

Bolivian Mayor, Patricia Arce, Covered in Paint, Dragged Through the Streets by Right Wing Fascists (Racism, Misogyny)

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Right wing protesters used as an excuse against the mayor, the death of two protesters in clashes that happened in another town. The woman was forced to resign on her knees after she was spray painted with red and subjected to hours of humiliation.

These Five Japanese Weapons Are Ready To Take On China's PLA

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Japan has been heavily investing in its Self-Defense Forces. *Editor's Note: Please also see Kyle's recent articles including Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear and The Five Most-Powerful Navies on the Planet.* *Key point: *If worst comes to worst, the U.S. military will be there for the fight. Sino-Japanese relations have been deteriorating since 2010. What started as a dust-up over a Chinese fisherman arrested for fishing in Japanese waters has escalated into a series of unpleasant incidents between the two countries, mostly in an... more »

US Infantry Fighting Vehicles Appear In Northern Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
US Abrams tanks crossed the city of #Tal_Tamir pass to #Kobani by M4 road pic.twitter.com/hdmp9f8hNr — MOHAMMED HASSAN (@MHJournalist) November 10, 2019 #Breaking U.S. patrol heading towards M4 highway, continuing its way towards Ein-Issa without knowing its exact destination Patrol consists of 6 armored vehicles, 2 Bradley fighting vehicles, a crew of 40 members, preceded by mine combing team, overflights for protection pic.twitter.com/Y1rpbnhhTS — NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA_English) November 10, 2019 *Zero Hedge: **US Infantry Fighting Vehicles Appear In Northern Syria*... more »

Federal Police Link Civil Police Detective to R$400,000 Bribe to Obstruct Marielle Investigation

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police (PF) said, in a special briefing to the MP-RJ (Rio Public Prosecutor's Office), that Civil Police detective inspector Rivaldo Barbosa should be investigated for the suspicion of having received a R$400,000 bribe to prevent the real culprits of the double murder of city councilor Marielle Franco and […] The post Federal Police Link Civil Police Detective to R$400,000 Bribe to Obstruct Marielle Investigation appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Iguaçu Falls Celebrated 8th Year Among the Seven Wonders of Nature

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To celebrate the date, the Iguaçu National Park invited all visitors to Iguaçu Falls (Iguazú in Spanish) to publish selfies on social media with the hashtag #cataratasday2019. According to the secretary of Tourism of Foz do Iguaçu (PR), Gilmar Piolla, the initiative is a very important tool for promoting the […] The post Brazil’s Iguaçu Falls Celebrated 8th Year Among the Seven Wonders of Nature appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Wins Two Gold Medals in Dubai Paralympics Event

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Daniel Martins maintained his lead in the 400m T-20 (mental disability) and won the competition for the third time - he had already been champion in Doha-2015 and London-2017. Thalita Simplício won the 400m T-11 (blind) for the first time, outperforming the current world record holder, Chinese Cuiqing Liu. The […] The post Brazil Wins Two Gold Medals in Dubai Paralympics Event appeared first on The Rio Times.

Time Might Not Exist Outside of Our Minds, Propose Scientists

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/time-is-created-by-the-observer-argues-new-research?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1573229759

Children grow up happier with grandparents by their side.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.wtvideo.com/video/21650/children-grow-up-happier-with-grandparents-by-their-side?fbclid=IwAR0t5hIYjGeyY96X3_AsnEIpcajTC38Pzqq0DxkndYAqyFn_GrxSqOcfIGk

Qanon - Sword of Damocles

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What has recently been reported, but it difficult to confirm, obviously is that the Mil Intel working with the incoming Trump administration was able to completely bug the Secure rooms relied on by the outgoing Obama administration to work up their entire war plan and coup against Trump. This has included the current round of the faux impeachment inquiry. In short, they declared war on the Trump Administration while failing to prevent Trump from listening in to all their planning. What this really means is that they ignored Mil Intel and Mil Intel understood their long game was... more »

Roman Polanski accused of 'extremely violent' rape of French woman in 1975 when she was 18: report

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
I guess he thinks that the new standard for a pass on rape 'rape' is a graceful apology. finally someone in Europe has come forward, which suggests that 'me too' is now working over there as well. I do think that we may well see a huge wave of rape accusations against men that go back decades. The laws will need to be adjusted to accommodate this particular crime, not least because much of the damage is psychological and similar to PTSD. There is also the real problem of delayed justice itself. After decades, real witnesses no longer are available often as not and proof may ... more »

Trump Announces Plans for Nationwide Police Crackdown, More Militarized Police

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is called the cover story for the pending mass arrests that are on the horizon. After all we have over 131,000 sealed indictments and that is a major logistics enterprise. Because of the staedy rise in sealedv indictments, it has long been clear that rounding up all these folks was not going to be anything like business as usual and it provideed plenty of justification for military aid to a civil power.. This speech provides a warning order and it provides a low intensity story line that also acts as mis direction. After all, it is just those violent types. This also ... more »

Putin pledges to 'do everything to protect Christians in the Middle East'

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
What no one wants to address is that a Sectarian Democratic government is impossible so long as actual tribes exist alongside a culture of political - economic dominance in which corruption is the order of the day. Thus in Syria and elsewhere we have the dominant minority hanging on to power while making deals with the Majority. This looks naturally unstable but may actually be the best way forward until full trust is possible. In the meantime Putin has picked up the true minority cause in the Middle East over the ongoing plight of the remnant Christian tribes. It is a suff... more »

Veteran's Day

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The Venezuela timeline is a cautionary tale for our days because we can see it unfold. The pattern is unmistakable. When it comes to veterans, custodians of the nation's defense, there is so much to say to so many. Some left it all on the field. Some came home broken, some managed to push through and everybody traded time, which was all they had, in the hope for something greater for the people they served. On days like today, I feel as if the blood and treasure spent to defend the nation has been horribly betrayed. The Traitor, Jane Fonda, was a one-off to me during the Vietnam w... more »

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 19 hours ago

Is Capitalism Broken? Or Is Something Else To Blame For America's Economic Woes?

James Pethokoukis at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*James Pethokoukis* *Economics, * Maybe it’s not the case that Trumps' tax cuts failed business, but rather that business has failed the tax cuts. The recent downshift in US economic growth has led many critics of the 2017 Trump tax cuts to declare them a failure. In particular, skeptics have noted the lack of a sharp and sustained upturn in business investment. Higher business investment — eventually leading to higher productivity and wages — is supposed to be the key growth-forcing mechanism of the tax cuts. But maybe it’s not the case that the tax cuts failed business, but rat... more »

Here Comes the 'New' F-35 Stealth Fighter (It Will Be Epic)

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, North America* A new variant of the F-35 is set to come out next decade. *Key Point:* A newer F-35 version purports to solve several of the developing model's problems. The Air Force has begun early testing, software development and weapons integration for its upcoming Block 4 variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an emerging model intended to give the multi-role fighter a new dimension of attack mission possibilities, service leaders said. The new version, to emerge in the early 2020s, will add new long-range precision-tracking weapons such as the ... more »

This Is How Americans Should Celebrate Veterans Day

Jack Penders at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Jack Penders* *Politics, * A chance to remember the men and women who have served our country. On Monday, Veterans Day will be celebrated across the United States. The holiday, originally named Armistice Day, marked the end of fighting in World War I when the Allies and the German Empire declared a cease-fire. The holiday has continued to evolve with the nation. After World War II and the Korean War saw millions of Americans put into uniform, Congress knew that all who served must be honored. On June 1, 1954, Armistice Day was amended to Veterans Day to reflect all of their con... more »

Walls In The Head: Ostalgia And The Berlin Wall Three Decades Later

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
Walls have always served a dual purpose: they keep people in, and others out. The mentality of the wall is one of imprisonment and exclusion. Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we see such infrastructure, both symbolically and in actuality, potent. On August 13, 1961, the German […]

U.S. National Sec Adviser: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Will Be Removed From The White House National Security Council

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
#NEW: NSA Robert O’Brien says Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a top witness in the House impeachment inquiry, will be removed from his post at the White House National Security Council. pic.twitter.com/WkT4olZIM0 — Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) November 10, 2019 *TPM:* *National Sec Adviser: Top Impeachment Probe Witness Will Be Removed From WH Council* On Sunday, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation last month on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme, will be removed from his p... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 19 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid fraud poll protestsIran’s president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels Thailand wants to ban these three pesticides. The US government says no Charges: Chinese surveillance goods illegally sold to US David Stockman On How the Deep State Really Works New Tally Totals Almost 5,500 Kids Taken From Parents at the Border 1 in 4 Americans Apparently Unaware the Earth Orbits the Sun Jeff Bezos reportedly called Michael Bloomberg and asked him if he would run for president earlier this yearUS Threatens Sanctions On Serbia, S... more »

The ‘Greta Effect’: Are We Really This Time, for Certain Certain, Heading for the End Times?

Cynthia Chung at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Because “all the science is already in” on climate change and now it is just about getting action done and since adults have been the problem that has got us to where we are today, it is only fitting that the children take matters into their own hands…right? More The post The ‘Greta Effect’: Are We Really This Time, for Certain Certain, Heading for the End Times? appeared first on The Duran.

Federal Reserve: Out-sourcing the Monetary System to the Money Trust Oligarchs Since 1913

Steve Brown at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The Federal Reserve banks are privately owned corporations with commercial bank shareholders (paid dividends), and they enforce monetary policy in collusion with the US Treasury, and the Primary Dealer Banks of the Federal Reserve. More The post Federal Reserve: Out-sourcing the Monetary System to the Money Trust Oligarchs Since 1913 appeared first on The Duran.

How to Crush a Bankers’ Dictatorship: A Lesson From 1933

Matthew Ehret at The Duran - 19 hours ago
While everyone knows that the 1929 market crash unleashed four years of hell in America which quickly spread across Europe under the great depression, not many people have realized that this was not inevitable, but rather a controlled blowout. More The post How to Crush a Bankers’ Dictatorship: A Lesson From 1933 appeared first on The Duran.

Bolivia Coup d’état: Evo Morales Resigns in the Face of Fascist Attack

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has announced his resignation from office after opposition groups, who do not want to recognize the election results of last October 20, launched a wave of violence.

The Coup in Bolivia: Five Lessons

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
The Bolivian tragedy eloquently teaches several lessons that our peoples and popular social and political forces must learn and engrave in their consciences forever. Here is a brief enumeration, as we go along, and a prelude to more detailed treatment in the future.

Boris Johnson’s 19 new powers will kill democracy

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
By TruePublica: Boris Johnson’s amazing Brexit deal, which has turned out to be a worse deal than the bad deal rejected three times via Theresa May has not just been discredited – it has been blown completely out of the water.

Bolivia News Links 11 November 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 20 hours ago
11 November 2019 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The Military Coup Against Morales Won’t End the Hybrid War on Bolivia https://www.globalresearch.ca/military-coup-against-morales-wont-end-hybrid-war-bolivia/5694623 Selected Articles: Coup Plot in Bolivia against Evo Morales https://www.globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-resignation-president-evo-morales-bolivia/5694647 Urgent Words on … Continue reading Bolivia News Links 11 November 2019

'Shock to disbelief': Young family's 'forever' home destroyed in Queensland bushfire

Tara Cassidy And Brittney Kleyn at Just In - 20 hours ago
A young family whose treasured home was destroyed in the bushfire at Cooroibah on the Sunshine Coast vows to rebuild, finding solace in the the knowledge they are all safe.

NT top cop promises Warlpiri people full investigation into Yuendumu shooting

Felicity James at Just In - 20 hours ago
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says a senior WA police officer and the NT anti-corruption watchdog will oversee a professional standards investigation into the shooting of a 19-year-old man by an officer.

Seaweed researchers plant kelp tolerant of warmer waters

Eden Hynninen at Just In - 20 hours ago
Marine scientists are planting tiny spores of giant kelp in southern Tasmania to re-grow the famous underwater forests and 'suck up carbon'.

No bail for alleged extremist accused of making threats to attack a mosque and kill NZ PM

Giselle Wakatama at Just In - 20 hours ago
An alleged right-wing extremist is refused bail for a second time for allegedly threatening to blow up a Newcastle mosque and kill New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

'People make mistakes': Uber CEO compares Khashoggi murder to driverless car errors

Max Walden at Just In - 20 hours ago
Likening the premeditated murder and dismemberment of a Washington Post columnist to mistakes with self-driving vehicles, the Uber CEO says "people make mistakes, it doesn't mean that they can never be forgiven".

'Equivalent to a death sentence': Sydney retiree gets 12 years in Vietnamese jail in 'terror' trial

Kathryn Diss And Erin Handley at Just In - 20 hours ago
Retired Sydney baker Van Kham Chau, 70, is jailed for being a member of democracy and human rights organisation Viet Tan, which is considered a "terrorist organisation" by the Vietnamese Government.

How a community helped save a wedding in the middle of a bushfire emergency

Kathy Sundstrom at Just In - 20 hours ago
A future bride and groom get stuck in a car with a pig carcass, cut off from their wedding party, who were at an isolated venue surrounded by bushfires on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Cold front signals disaster for fire danger

Kate Doyle at Just In - 20 hours ago
A series of cold fronts tears across the country, leaving ashes in its wake as NSW braces for a catastrophic fire rating on Tuesday.

Port Lincoln bushfire downgraded to watch and act with cool change easing conditions

Just In - 20 hours ago
An uncontrolled bushfire warning for residents near Port Lincoln has tonight been downgraded to a watch and act message. The town's mayor says two people have been hospitalised, and some structures damaged.

Angelo and Chantal are lucky to be alive, but a bushfire destroyed their home in minutes

Nadia Daly And Nick Hose at Just In - 20 hours ago
Angelo and Chantal Fornasier had no time to grab anything as a bushfire tore up the hill to their home of 20 years in the small community of Rainbow Flat, near Taree. They barely made it out with their lives.

Brisbane Broncos star David Fifita released from Bali jail

Eliza Borrello at Just In - 20 hours ago
Star Brisbane Broncos forward David Fifita walks free from his jail cell in Bali, days after allegedly punching a security guard outside a nightclub.

If America's Economy Is So Strong, Why Is Elizabeth Warren Fighting To Change It?

James Pethokoukis at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*James Pethokoukis* *Politics, * Sometimes the numbers don't tell the whole story. Consider three observations about the US economy. First, it’s still generating gobs of jobs more than a decade into a record-long economic expansion. That’s the big story of the October jobs report. The decent 128,000 payroll gains looks even better considering it was depressed by the GM strike and census employment. Even so, after revisions, job gains have averaged 176,000 over the past 3 months. Second, real wages continue to rise, especially on the lower end thanks in great part to the tightenin... more »

America Has A Poverty Problem, But Its Poor Are Better Off Today Than Ever

Chris Edwards at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Chris Edwards* *Economics, Americas* Official poverty data is too pessimistic. The government says that America’s poverty rate is 11.8 percent. It also says that the poverty rate has hovered around 11 to 15 percent since 1970 suggesting little or no progress against poverty in decades. But the Census Bureau’s official poverty rate is biased upwards and kind of meaningless. In terms of material well-being, families near the bottom are much better off today than in past decades because of general economic growth and larger government hand-outs. In a Cato study, John Early recalcu... more »

Why Didn't President Reagan Merge Aircraft Carriers and Battleships?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* [image: https://external-preview.redd.it/-ncOPrEZmMUzkplmoCJ9VPabixvCY4zRdok5qglMdN8.jpg?auto=webp&s=da20c8a1471462216fabf35c953ca4b11ef4f47b] A Cold War dream. *Key point:* It would have been an expensive, and not necessarily effective, endeavor. (Although it would have looked pretty cool). In the early 1980s, the Reagan Administration was looking to fund high visibility defense programs. Reagan had been elected on a platform of rebuilding the armed services after the “hollowing out” of the early 1970s. One example was the reactivation of fou... more »

Pete Buttigieg Is Reviving the Pragmatic, Progressive Ideals of the Social Gospel Movement

David Mislin at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*David Mislin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Buttigieg has tapped into a tradition of religious liberalism that once flourished in the American Midwest. Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has attracted new attention since his aggressive performance in October’s Democratic primary debate. One late October poll of Iowa Democratic caucus-goers, the first voters to weigh in on the party’s 2020 nominee, showed the South Bend, Indiana, mayor in third place. He trailed front-runners Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren but had surpassed Bernie Sanders. Other polls have shown a sim... more »

Brazil’s Ex-president FHC Sees Need for Popular, Progressive Alternative Policies

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a former president, once again used social media to comment on the current Brazilian political environment on Sunday morning, November 10th. "Division is increasing. Without popular and progressive alternatives we will continue in the political/personal game," he said on his official Twitter account. It was FHC's first […] The post Brazil’s Ex-president FHC Sees Need for Popular, Progressive Alternative Policies appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Rare Look Inside A Nuclear Powered Submarine (USS Florida)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* From ABC News .... ABC News’ David Muir is granted rare access inside the formidable USS Florida, a nuclear powered guided missile submarine. Crew members discuss the conflict with Russia.

Renewable Energy’s Inconvenient Truth

Hifast at Climate Collections - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Ian.mpp ? A detailed critique of renewable energy in OilPrice.com: ? ? ? The energy needs of the world’s economy seem to be easy to model. Energy consumption is measured in a variety of different ways including kilowatt-hours, barrels of…

Eurasian Arctic Flash Freezing in October

Hifast at Climate Collections - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The image is an animation of MASIE ice charts over the last two weeks. Upper right is Kara Sea icing, upper center is Laptev freezing over, and upper left is East Siberian filling with ice. Chukchi on the left is still mostly water, and along with Beaufort Sea the main…

EXPOSED: US Lobbyists Behind Thai "Opposition"

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 20 hours ago
*November 11, 2019 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Documents have surfaced exposing US corporate lobbying behind one of Thailand's supposed "pro-democracy" opposition parties, Future Forward Party (FFP). Future Forward, headed by union-busting nepotist billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, was revealed to be aided by US-based corporate lobbying firm, APCO Worldwide. *Who are These Lobbyists? * APCO Worldwide, in turn, is directed by representatives of not only the US government itself, but some of the largest and most corrupt US corporations. These include Alcoa, Xerox, Dow, Cargil... more »